A new surge in fraudulent calls impersonating “Russian Post” is being recorded in Russia. This was stated by Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications.
“Recently, there has been a surge in fraudulent calls disguised as postal service employees,” the deputy said.
According to him, one of the scam scenarios begins with a call supposedly from a sorting center, where they report a package or delivery error. Then, fraudsters suggest moving to a Telegram bot, where they allegedly need to clarify data or confirm identity through “Gosuslugi” (State Services) or “Pochta ID”. Nemkin noted that personal data theft begins at this stage.
He reminded that neither “Russian Post”, “Gosuslugi”, nor other state structures ever request data via bots in messengers, and any request to authorize via links is a clear sign of fraud.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs warned Russian teenagers about a new fraud scheme. According to the ministry, the child is convinced that they allegedly failed a psychological test, and the results became publicly available. After that, fraudsters send a phishing link; by opening it, the person sees their personal information, experts warned.
