— In this article, we'll explore how scammers gain their victims' trust, what psychological tactics they use, how potential victims react to such calls, and what strategies can protect them from losses.
During the peak period in the spring of 2024, scammers made up to 20 million calls per day, and in 2023, approximately half a million Russians fell victim to phone scams, almost a quarter of them pensioners.
The total damage from remote financial fraud amounts to hundreds of billions of rubles.