MVD Warns Scammers Now Orchestrate Victims’ Property Sales and Loans Using Malicious Apps

Overview

• Police say criminals recruit targets under the pretext of returning previously stolen money, drawing them into crimes that threaten public order.
• Victims are urged to install remote‑access APKs or apps for tokenized bank cards, giving fraudsters control over phones and financial credentials.
• The schemes now include directing people to sell movable or immovable property and to take out credit, including through microfinance organizations.
• Officials describe a move away from mass call operations toward careful step‑by‑step coordination of victims’ actions.
• Authorities also report calls impersonating city administrations that seek personal data by promising benefits such as payments to labor veterans, with pensioners targeted.