Fraudsters steal passports under the pretext of "registering" for work in the country Fraudsters impersonate employers by posting tempting job vacancies. When a potential victim responds, during the dialogue she is asked to hand over her passport or a copy of it, supposedly for the purpose of registering for work in the country. "In his desire to get a job, a person, without much thought, hands over a document, which ends up in the hands of fraudsters and can be used to steal money," warned the Ministry of the Interior. The Russian Ministry of the Interior calls for continued vigilance and not to provide passport data to anyone, regardless of the reason presented.

Fraudsters steal passports under the pretext of "registering" for work in the country Fraudsters impersonate employers by posting tempting job vacancies. When a potential victim responds, during the dialogue she is asked to hand over her passport or a copy of it, supposedly for the purpose of registering for work in the country. "In his desire to get a job, a person, without much thought, hands over a document, which ends up in the hands of fraudsters and can be used to steal money," warned the Ministry of the Interior. The Russian Ministry of the Interior calls for continued vigilance and not to provide passport data to anyone, regardless of the reason presented.