The Ministry of the Interior has warned of a new fraud scheme involving illegal parking.
The attackers send SMS messages about fines that do not exist for illegal parking in the area covered by a temporary sign and threaten to increase the amount if they refuse to pay. For the sake of reliability, specify the amount of the fine and a link to a so-called urgent payment during the transition, through which the victim makes a payment to the fraudsters' account.
"Signs of fraud, in addition to the absence of a decision number, include haste and unfamiliar payment details. It is recommended to block the sender of such a message and enable anti-spam filtering," the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs told RIA Novosti reporters.