IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS THERE IS AN INCREASE IN OFFENCES COMMITTED THROUGH THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 13:46
In the course of correspondence, posing as a manager, the perpetrator provides fictitious information about the fact that the employee was interested in law enforcement officers (names the details of these “officers”) and insists on maintaining the confidentiality of the fact of communication. This psychological technique in a number of cases reduces the level of critical assessment by the citizen of the subsequent actions of criminals, ensuring the unconditional fulfilment of instructions received from them.
Next, the citizen receives calls via messengers or telephone calls from alleged law enforcement officers and banking institutions, in some cases with the demonstration via messengers of photos of fake official IDs. During the conversation, the pseudo-officers persuade to perform certain actions, including the transfer of funds under various fraudulent pretexts.