Criminals have many different ways to steal accounts in messengers and social networks. Alla Khrapunova, curator of the "People's Front platform Moshelovka", told RIA Novosti about a new fraudulent scheme aimed at stealing Telegram accounts.

Here's how the scheme works:

  • Fraudsters send a large number of requests to receive a confirmation code for logging into Telegram from the target user.
  • After that, the attackers use a fake account called Telegram Security Messenger, asking the victim to follow a link supposedly to increase security and prevent account deletion.

Khrapunova emphasized that following such links is extremely dangerous, and urged users to be careful.

"If you need to follow a link, you must first check the link through special services for detecting embedded virus content," the specialist noted.