Fraudsters, posing as gas or electricity service workers, convince residents of the supposed need to replace electrical appliances, stating, among other things, "new requirements" in order to raise an alarm and then force the person to pay for the "work". Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy under the Federation Council, Senator Artem Sheikin told TASS about it. "A stranger presents himself as a gas worker or an electrician, checks the equipment and reports that it urgently needs to be replaced. To convince, it refers to new requirements, a possible accident or a service shutdown. Fraudsters or sellers who cancel a commercial offer as a mandatory procedure can act on this pretext. Their mission is to instill a sense of security in a person: for a sense of security. The family agrees to pay without checking the reasoning," the senator explained. The form, identification and technical terms "by themselves do not confirm the credentials of such an 'expert,'" Sheikin warned.

Fraudsters, posing as gas or electricity service workers, convince residents of the supposed need to replace electrical appliances, stating, among other things, "new requirements" in order to raise an alarm and then force the person to pay for the "work". Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy under the Federation Council, Senator Artem Sheikin told TASS about it. "A stranger presents himself as a gas worker or an electrician, checks the equipment and reports that it urgently needs to be replaced. To convince, it refers to new requirements, a possible accident or a service shutdown. Fraudsters or sellers who cancel a commercial offer as a mandatory procedure can act on this pretext. Their mission is to instill a sense of security in a person: for a sense of security. The family agrees to pay without checking the reasoning," the senator explained. The form, identification and technical terms "by themselves do not confirm the credentials of such an 'expert,'" Sheikin warned.