These are scammers: Russians are urged not to give their pets… (мошенник · кличка · питомец)
These are scammers: Russians are urged not to give their pets nicknames to strangers. — According to a survey by the information-analytical publication
Consensus
- Scammers may ask for pet names on dating sites to guess passwords
- 12% of Russians used pet names as passwords
- Experts advise against reusing passwords across sites
- Two-factor authentication should be enabled
Points of divergence
- Scammers may also use two-stage fraud schemes to obtain personal data — vesti
- The expert also mentioned scams targeting school graduates and money transfer fraud — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Scammers: Russians urged not to give pets nicknames to strangers — Вести
- Analyst Zykov: Scammers may ask for a pet's nickname to guess passwords — Вечерняя Москва