Scammers Target Parents Before 1 September
The State Duma discussed common fraud schemes targeting people before September 1st: messages purportedly from parent committees or government agencies claiming to collect donations for gifts, requiring payment for meals, asking to confirm benefits, or stating that a payment is due by September 1st.
Consensus
- Mothers and fathers are being targeted by fraudsters before the start of the school year.
- Scammers use fake school or government websites and messages to trick parents.
- Fraudulent messages often claim there is a need to pay for school meals or confirm benefits.
- Scammers ask for personal data, bank details, or SMS codes to gain access to accounts.
- Parents are advised to verify any unexpected messages through official channels.
- The schemes are especially active around the time of the new school year.
Points of divergence
- Scammers create fake electronic diaries and duplicate educational platforms to steal login credentials and access to Gosuslugi accounts. — vesti
- Scammers may offer fake 'school payments' or 'subsidies' requiring passport data, bank details, and SMS codes. — vesti
- Scammers use fake links for 'free school kits' or giveaways that lead to malware downloads. — vesti
- Scammers specifically demand money for school meals and have been involved in hacking parent chat accounts to request urgent funds. — tg_tass_agency
- Scammers use fake online stores offering school uniforms, tech, and textbooks at low prices to lure parents. — vm
- Banks will block transactions if malware is detected on a user's device starting March 1. — vm
- Scammers sometimes target children through fake school chats or contests to trick them into visiting phishing sites or installing malicious apps. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (7 sources)
- What schemes will fraudsters use before September 1 — Вести
- Scammers demand money from parents of schoolchildren for food payments. TASS reported that deputy head of "Mo shelovka" Ale... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In the State Duma, they told about fraudulent schemes before September 1 — Вечерняя Москва
- On the most common schemes of scammers before September 1, the State Duma told: — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Scammers may create fake school chats, warned in the State Duma — Вести
- For the needs of the class: scammers deceive schoolchildren's parents before September 1 — Вести
- Scammers on the eve of September 1st under the guise of school representatives or parent committee members trick parents out of money — ТАСС (Telegram)
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