Russians were warned about the dangers of offers to make “easy” money on the Internet

“Scammers may offer to make money by testing mobile games – you play, write a review and earn money. They are attracted by the fact that the work is remote and takes half an hour a day. The problem is that the money received for reviews supposedly goes to your personal account and can be transferred to a bank card only after paying for a “premium account”. After you deposit the required amount, the “employer” will stop answering you,” she warned.

Another fraudulent scheme is the resale of goods on marketplaces, the expert said.

The marketplace “manager” will tell you that you just need to re-register and resell the goods. The income for these actions will be from 30 thousand rubles per day. In order to start earning money, you will need to top up your account in your personal account. Naturally, you will never withdraw your “income” from your personal account, as in the previous example,” explained RT’s interlocutor.

According to her, scammers can offer to make money by writing comments about hotels, restaurants and beauty salons on the Internet; there are no additional requirements for the performer.

“As a rule, scammers actually transfer money for the first review, but then it turns out that they need to create an electronic wallet and link a bank account to it. After receiving the card data, the scammers disappear along with all your money,” said Anisimova.

It is noted that card data is often stolen by criminals who offer to work as a “mystery shopper.”

“The work is an assessment of the performance of food delivery services. To do this, you need to order any dishes and write a detailed review. Fraudsters provide links to fake restaurant websites, where you enter your bank card details to pay for the ordered dishes. If you plan to make money on the Internet, be wary if you are immediately asked for scans of documents, for example, passports, as well as your card details. Do not follow unknown links, do not register on suspicious sites,” the specialist concluded.

Previously, the Moscow prosecutor's office revealed a new fraudulent scheme by scammers involving the installation of fake applications for receiving parcels.