Scammers threaten Russian parents with loss of child benefits

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  Scammers posing as Russia’s Social Fund are calling parents and claiming that outside transfers could lead to child benefits being cancelled.

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  They then tell parents to move their savings to a so-called “non-taxable transit account.”

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  The People’s Front’s Moshеловка platform says the Social Fund does not ask people to transfer money to outside accounts.

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  The platform advises families to discuss income questions through Gosuslugi or in person at the Social Fund.

Who

Scammers are targeting Russian parents, posing as representatives of the Social Fund.

What

They threaten the cancellation of child benefits and urge parents to transfer their savings to an outside account.

When

Not stated

Where

Russia.

Why

The scammers claim the transfer is needed to keep savings out of reporting; their actual motive is not stated.

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