Beware: Fraudsters are using tax payments to defraud!

Are you getting a call from the “Federal Tax Service” promising a large tax deduction? Don’t believe it! This is a new scam.

📉 How the scammers operate:

1. They call and pretend to be FTS employees.
2. They convince you to apply for a deduction. To do this, they ask you to open a NEW bank card.
3. They send a link to a fake website (a copy of the agency’s website), where you need to fill out an application.
4. Under any pretext (verification, activation, insurance), they ask you to top up this new account.

Result: you’re transferring your money to scammers.

✅ Your safety rules:

🔹 Never click links in voice calls or messages from strangers. Verify information only on the official FTS website.

🔹 Download apps and utilities only from official stores (RuStore, App Store, Google Play).

🔹 Don’t open attachments and files from suspicious senders.

🔹 Enable two-factor authentication wherever possible (Gosuslugi, email, social media, banks).

🚨 If you fall for the scam:

1. Go to the bank immediately:

• Block your card and online banking.
• Provide the operator with the transfer details. Ask them to cancel the transaction (the funds may not have been sent yet).

1. If Gosuslugi was hacked:

• Immediately contact the nearest MFC to reset your password and restore access.

1. File a police report:

• File a report at the police station or call the duty officer (phone 02/112).
• What to attach: a bank statement showing the movement of funds and screenshots of correspondence with the scammers.

⚖️ Legal liability:
Remember, fraud using electronic payment systems is a criminal offense (Article 159.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). Hacking and theft of computer data also carries a prison sentence (Article 159.6 of the Russian Criminal Code).

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