How to avoid becoming a victim of a mobile scam?

In distress relative

One day on your mobile phone receives a call from an unknown phone. Tolls supposedly your son or husband, wife, grandmother, etc. Heard very bad, the voices do not tell. Whether your, or someone else ... They report that are in trouble, traversed by pedestrians, arrested, burglarized at the station, got into an accident, etc. Urgently needs to bribe police officers, to search for lawyers to come to rescue ... And they are calling from another phone in the chamber 15 people, and money in the account at the end ... Sometimes even send photos of your family member with a broken face, in the blood.

What should I do?

If the call does not itself relative, but someone on his behalf, ask to speak with him ourselves. First of all, ask whether he called Olga (Evgeny N., Yura, Pasha, Masha ...). It is important that this character was invented, and you did not coincide with any of your mutual friends. If you’re "relative" to say that, of course, called, then go directly to the algorithm. If he says, has not called yet, you should also proceed to the algorithm. And only if he asks, "Who is it?", Go to the next paragraph: "Masha (Basil, Pete, Dasha) called?". Now it must be a real friend, even if distant. If this time is the answer "Who is it?", Go to the algorithm. If this time you will respond to something else (called, tried, did not call, what to call him), there is need to guard may really your friend in the lurch. Please ask them to call back after a while, and try to connect themselves with your relative. Perhaps, it is as though nothing had happened stays home and drinks tea. But if not, then begin to act.

You can do the opposite: first, to inquire about a real person, and then on the fictional. Or even determine the order of coin tossing.

And where does fraud photos of your relative?

How does he know your friends?

If you have not previously used their services, the likelihood of fraud - 100%. If the services used and the appointment is confirmed by company employees win, it's worth checking the net for information about this company. Does anyone else lucky like you who have already received prizes? Were the jokes before? How long has the company there? Only then can take a chance to go for the win.

I brought only 3 most popular ways to "relatively honest obtaining money from the population." It is known that Bender knew them over 400. And since the fraudulent idea of not standing still. In any case, guided by the rules: "Free cheese is only in the mousetrap", "not to chase you, pop, cheapness," "trust but verify" and other pieces of folk wisdom.