"Nurse calling, updating your medical chart". Scammers invented a new fraud scheme via Telegram

Belarusian Alina demonstrated screenshots of correspondence with scammers in Threads. On Telegram, the girl was messaged from an account named Hanna Balutsenka. By the way, it's immediately noticeable that the account owner changed their name 4 minutes before the start of the correspondence.

"Hanna" reported that she was messaging from a polyclinic — and was currently filling out Alina's medical chart: "It is necessary to indicate your height. Please clarify the approximate [height]."

The girl decided to ask which specific polyclinic "Hanna" worked at — the latter tried to evade the question. But in the end, she guessed and named only one city — Grodno.

Alina herself not only doesn't live in Grodno but has never been there at all. So, with a clear conscience, she immediately blocked the "nurse."

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In the comments, Belarusians began sharing their screenshots of similar correspondences. From them, it became clear what happens next if a person states their height.

To further lull the interlocutor's vigilance, the scammer asks about allergies and other health complaints. Upon receiving an answer like "No, everything is fine," he writes: "Very good, don't get sick!"

And then the main part begins: the "nurse" says that the number still needs to be verified — and for this, it will be necessary either to state the last 4 digits of the number from which they are calling, or to write down a code from an SMS.

If a person provides such information, they risk being left without money in their account. If they catch the scammer on obvious inconsistencies in the answers, the interlocutor quickly deletes their messages.

Sometimes scammers call as polyclinic employees. The scheme is roughly the same: they offer, for example, to make an appointment for a fluorography — and to confirm the visit, you need to state a code from an SMS.

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Another Belarusian shared such a story in the comments: "This morning my dad got a call, I was asleep, he started waking me up in a panic because he couldn't find the code they sent him. I woke up so quickly that I didn't even understand what was happening yet... I snatched the phone from him, and there was a 'medical worker' on the line. I started talking to her, and she said: 'Who are you anyway? What's your relation?' I said: 'His daughter.' She said: 'Hand the phone to your dad, I need to book him an appointment.' I said: No, we'll come ourselves and book it if needed. 'Well, why didn't you come earlier, tell me the code, you f***ing daughter.'"

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