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How scammers cash in on the Russians and the exodus of foreign companies?

  • September 2, 2022
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Every troubled time gives rise to a significant number of scammers and thugs who want to take advantage of confusion and misunderstanding about what is happening. The year

Every troubled time gives rise to a significant number of scammers and thugs who want to take advantage of confusion and misunderstanding about what is happening. The year 2022 showed that in Russia they are so used to electronic services and various service providers that they cannot imagine fraud in this direction. This is used by scammers, including from the automotive industry. How, says the portal “AvtoVzglyad”.

Chaos, born in February, was partially suppressed, the decibels dropped, but order and the usual level of consumption are still a long way off. And will it be, this order? If so, then it’s completely different. Meanwhile, on the ruins of the past, various machinations are thriving, caused by the uncontrolled exodus of foreign companies from Russia. Closing warehouses and offices, firing employees and curtailing business, all while battling the courts with contractors, it’s pretty hard to keep up with your own sites. This is what scammers use.

A large number of “mirrors” and simply seized resources have appeared on the expanse of Runet, where goods of famous brands are sold at a very attractive price. Few will notice a one-letter difference in the name and a lawyer with an IT specialist is no longer looking. So “replacement” sites are born, where at best they will just steal money for goods, and at worst they will remove and completely “erase” the card data. And they’ll do it quickly and efficiently – we don’t have time to catch our breath.

While the Central Bank is working to protect electronic payments from fraudsters, saving the drowning is the job of the drowning itself. Before any purchase, it is worth remembering three important rules for any crisis: free cheese is only in a mousetrap; trust in God, but make no mistake of your own; the old shop is better than the new three.

Carefully and without haste, however the seller insists, saying that there is only one copy left, check the source and read reviews about it on the Internet. Delivery is good but now it would be wiser to pay for self delivery with post pay, they will definitely book it for the day if the goods are really in stock. An old and trusted seller, even if his price is higher, is more attractive than the one trained yesterday: no one guarantees that this site will exist tomorrow.

The corporate strategy “money in the morning – chairs in the evening” doesn’t work now, no matter how loud the source calls itself: official distributor, partner, company store. No touch, no deal. Goods first, money later. And less electronic payments – the chance of getting into trouble and running out of money is too great.

Most of the brands that haven’t officially left our latitudes yet have gone into hibernation. They don’t sell anything and don’t advertise for themselves, trying to just forget about them. But even there they still answer the phone: call at the first doubt and clarify partnerships and the authorship of the site on which such an advantageous offer is located.

The best solution for buying spare parts and consumables is the good old markets, which have only become more convenient as the availability of a specific part can be checked on the Internet. Before buying, they will always show you the right product, make you feel and examine – which in turn is the best recipe of fakes – and only then will they offer to pay. In addition, many only accept cash: what times – such mores.

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Chaos, born in February, was partially suppressed, the decibels dropped, but order and the usual level of consumption are still a long way off. And will it be, this order? If so, then it’s completely different. Meanwhile, on the ruins of the past, various machinations are thriving, caused by the uncontrolled exodus of foreign companies from Russia. Closing warehouses and offices, firing employees and curtailing business, all while battling the courts with contractors, it’s pretty hard to keep up with your own sites. This is what scammers use.

A large number of “mirrors” and simply seized resources have appeared on the expanse of Runet, where goods of famous brands are sold at a very attractive price. Few will notice a one-letter difference in the name and a lawyer with an IT specialist is no longer looking. So “replacement” sites are born, where at best they will just steal money for goods, and at worst they will remove and completely “erase” the card data. And they’ll do it quickly and efficiently – we don’t have time to catch our breath.

While the Central Bank is working to protect electronic payments from fraudsters, saving the drowning is the job of the drowning itself. Before any purchase, it is worth remembering three important rules for any crisis: free cheese is only in a mousetrap; trust in God, but make no mistake of your own; the old shop is better than the new three.

Carefully and without haste, however the seller insists, saying that there is only one copy left, check the source and read reviews about it on the Internet. Delivery is good but now it would be wiser to pay for self delivery with post pay, they will definitely book it for the day if the goods are really in stock. An old and trusted seller, even if his price is higher, is more attractive than the one trained yesterday: no one guarantees that this site will exist tomorrow.

The corporate strategy “money in the morning – chairs in the evening” doesn’t work now, no matter how loud the source calls itself: official distributor, partner, company store. No touch, no deal. Goods first, money later. And less electronic payments – the chance of getting into trouble and running out of money is too great.

Most of the brands that haven’t officially left our latitudes yet have gone into hibernation. They don’t sell anything and don’t advertise for themselves, trying to just forget about them. But even there they still answer the phone: call at the first doubt and clarify partnerships and the authorship of the site on which such an advantageous offer is located.

The best solution for buying spare parts and consumables is the good old markets, which have only become more convenient as the availability of a specific part can be checked on the Internet. Before buying, they will always show you the right product, make you feel and examine – which in turn is the best recipe of fakes – and only then will they offer to pay. In addition, many only accept cash: what times – such mores.

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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