Lawyer Soloviev: scammers use fake bank websites to deceive Russians

Fraudsters have developed a new deception scheme aimed at citizens concerned about the possibility of overpaying excess taxes. Lawyer Ivan Solovyov spoke about this in an interview with the Prime agency. He said people are receiving emails claiming to be on behalf of a large bank. They contain links to fake websites with bank logos and details, which claim that a new tax will be written off for a large amount. To prevent this, it is suggested that you urgently follow the link from the letter.

However, in reality this is a lie: the bank does not have the right to exempt a person from tax obligations. Clicking on the link takes you to a fake website where you are asked to enter a phone number and other personal information to sign an imaginary “tax waiver application.” Having received this data, the scammers then use it to access the victim’s personal account on the bank’s real website, where they reset the accounts, the lawyer warned.

Soloviev concluded that in order to avoid articles of deception, it is important to remember that all tax issues should be resolved only through the Federal Tax Service, using official communication channels, such as a website, personal account or during a personal visit.