RA Ministry of Internal Affairs once again urges Armenian citizens  to be vigilant

ArmInfo.  The RA Ministry of Internal Affairs once again  urges Armenian citizens to  be vigilant.

"Dear citizens,  under any circumstances should you provide your  passport or banking details to third parties. Also, do not share  logins or passwords for your personal accounts registered on various  online platforms, nor one-time codes received via SMS notifications.  Sharing such personal information with others can lead it being used  in the future by individuals involved in various criminal schemes. As  a result, you may not only lose access to your e-wallets, bank  accounts, and personal accounts, but also become a victim of  financial theft. Data obtained by criminals can also be used to  commit other crimes," the Ministry's statement reads.

At the same time, the Investigative Committee of the Republic of  Armenia reports that the department is conducting a preliminary  investigation into a group of individuals who, through internet  calls, embezzled large sums of money from the accounts of more than  1,500 individuals, primarily residing in European countries. During  the preliminary investigation, in addition to 630 million drams of  criminal origin, another 44 million drams were transferred to the  state budget.