One of the common methods of online fraud in Uzbekistan is to withdraw money from people’s cards by pretending that financial aid is being distributed to everyone “by the President’s decision”.
Fraudsters use the name of well-known companies (such as CLICK), commercial banks and millionaires to claim not only aid money but also “cheap loans” and money for “such and so anniversary”.
In fact, these are all lies and scammers always use the same scheme to steal money. For example:
1. They create a fake website similar to the President’s website and spread false announcements about “financial aid” on social networks;
2. They invite you to enter through the link and get the money;
3. If you click on the link, you will be asked to enter the phone number, card number and its validity period;
4. As soon as the trapped person enters the requested information, he will receive a code via SMS and be asked to enter that code;
5. As soon as the code is entered, all money on the card will be transferred to the fraudster’s account.
The first and most important sign of fraud is asking for an SMS code
Remember, you don’t need your card’s expiration date and SMS code to transfer money at all!
Sharing the SMS code to someone is the same as giving them the money on your card.
They connect your card to them through the code and withdraw all the money from it. And that’s not all: consider that the money that will later be transferred to your card is also in the hands of fraudsters.
You are not required to do anything to receive the financial aid
In May 2022, one-time financial aid was distributed to people in need of social protection. This is the truth. But if you see a message saying that everyone is being given financial aid, click on the link and get the money, you should know that this is a scam! Because according to the procedure of distribution of financial aid, citizens are not required to make any application or appeal.
