A meeting with Nazar Gennadyevich Bukshta, a teacher of the Department of Operational and Investigative Activities of the Faculty of Criminal Police, was held in the OIPI of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus as part of a single day of information. He reminded that the main tool of fraudsters is your phone and messengers.

Vishing - calls "from a bank, police department or mobile operator." The goal is to make you transfer money to a "safe account" or to dictate a code from an SMS.

Phishing - links in messengers "Vote for a child's picture", "Pick up a parcel", "Sign the consent to greening the yard", where clicking on the link leads to a fake page or infects the phone with a virus.

Quishing: Scammers send a QR code with a letter to "verify data" or "to pay for services."

How to protect yourself:
put down the phone and call the bank or organization yourself at the official number;
never follow links from strangers and install applications at their request;
check the authenticity of the sites in the address bar where you enter your data;
if acquaintances come to you with this or that request - find an opportunity to personally clarify the information and request.
Criminals use methods of social engineering, playing on fear, haste and trust. Be vigilant!