< img src = "/uploads/blogs/72/4c/ib-f-fq5lfhe_65c43b91.jpg" Alt = "Internet scales were stolen from 82-year-old grandmother the last 4 thousand hryvnias"/> ~ < p > Inhabitants of the Nikolaev area continue to be victims of fraud. One of the most common schemes is phishing & ndash; Obtaining a bank card data through fake links as well as calls from malefactors who make themselves for bank employees.

< p >< strong > How fraudsters act

< p > 51-year-old resident of Pervomaisky district selling things on the popular platform of online payments. The buyer has sent her a link that allegedly leads to the online banking page, where she entered the card details and password. Then 10 thousand hryvnias disappeared from her account.

< p > Another victim was an 82-year-old pensioner. She was called by an unknown employee who introduced the bank's employee and reported that her account was dangerous. Under the pretext of protection of funds, the attacker made confidential data from a woman and withdrew the last 4 thousand hryvnias.

< p >< strng > that threatens scams

< p > According to these facts, police started criminal proceedings under Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud). If the perpetrators find (and this is almost gone) they threaten up to eight years in prison.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116