Scammers started creating copies of marketplace sites before Black Friday

On the eve of Black Friday, scammers are launching fake websites of well-known marketplaces and brands, as well as sending messages with supposedly exclusive discounts and phishing links, trying to get hold of money and personal data of Russians. This was announced on November 6 by Assiya Dmitrieva, a member of the Russian Bar Association.

"By Black Friday, scammers create twin sites of popular marketplaces and brands, completely copying their design and assortment, while the URL of such sites may differ from the original by only a couple of characters. After buyers purchase goods with discounts of up to 90%, the false sellers disappear without delivering it," she said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to the lawyer, scammers can also send offers of personal discounts, access to closed sales or winning gift certificates via messengers, social networks and e-mail. To receive the promised bonus, users are persuaded to follow a fake link and provide their bank card details, which allows attackers to gain access to their accounts.

Dmitrieva noted, what scammers also can give out myself behind representatives logistics companies and to report about delivery order's, demanding urgently confirm payment or insert additional information the fee behind keeping parcels. Transition by links from such messages allows intruders Kidnap data banking maps. Except that, scammers can Introduce yourself employees banks or automated systems safety, Promising elevated cashback behind purchases in period "black Fridays", to receive from users codes from Text message or data for entrance in bank accounts applications, concluded lawyer.

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On November 4, Senator Artem Sheikin, Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy at the Federation Council, said that as Black Friday approached, scammers could distribute offers to purchase a QR code for a small amount, promising a large discount due to accumulated store bonuses. According to the parliamentarian, as a result of such a scheme, one person loses the accumulated bonuses, while the other pays an intermediary for the opportunity to use them, hoping to receive the usual discount.