Recently, our support through chats and on the site is increasingly addressed by people who have become victims of fraudulent sites that mimic betting sites. Experts “apostas-app-pt.com” they tell you how not to fall for the bait of scammers.
How do scammers work?
Usually the victim is involved using social networks in the following scenarios:
"Friend” in the social network offers to earn money on bets. The fraudster gives a successful strategy, the victim is only required to register and Deposit money to the account of the “correct” bookmaker. The interlocutor promises a guaranteed profit, and in return only asks to share part of the winnings.
A certain "forecast project” or group with "negotiators" in a social network offers its forecasts and shows successful statistics. Meanwhile, they report that they themselves play with a new progressive bookmaker, which, unlike the large old offices, is willing to pay winnings to attract players and does not cause problems.
Then the victim gives the money to the fraudulent site, but it is possible that the divorce will not end there. Fraudsters can arrange for a hapless betterer to win a large prize, but when withdrawing funds, it suddenly turns out that you need to make an additional payment.
The explanation can be absolutely any: Bank Commission, taxes, etc. For example, one of the victims told the support service of “RB "that the fraudsters asked to make" transfer insurance” — to avoid a large payment being “lost”, the betterer was required to pay another 3-4 thousand rubles.
The amounts asked for each time are not small. Unfortunately, some people agree to make several such payments before saying " no " and starting to search the Internet for information.
Recently, victims tell us that some scammers refuse the simple tactic of deleting the account. Criminals pretend to pay out winnings, but in the” approved " application, one digit does not match the player's card. After that, the victim hears the standard response — “we sent the money, but you yourself made a mistake." In this case, additional payments are lured out for the bonus received earlier.
Signs of fraudulent bookmakers
Fraudulent sites accept all payments exclusively through the Free-Kassa service.
Regardless of the payment method. Real bookmakers usually use different payment systems, but they differ for different payment methods.
Bookmakers will never ask you to pay additional commissions or any other payments.
They are automatically debited from the game account balance. Please note that only legal bookmakers can collect taxes and only if it is stipulated in the legislation of your country. The tax amount is also deducted from the game account balance. A list of legal bookmakers for your country can be found here.
A site that is licensed in one country makes references to the laws of other countries.
In information about the company, in contacts or in the section with documents, something about membership in the SRO is indicated or points of the Federal law of the Russian Federation are mentioned, Russian legal entities write. Only legal Russian Bookmakers can do this. A legal bookmaker will have a license from the Federal tax service of Russia, registration with the SRO, and legal information published on the site. On the websites of the First SRO and SRO Bookmakers, you can see the status and data for the legal entity of the bookmaker. Nothing like this can be on other sites, they are trying to mislead you!
Any request to "make a payment" to someone's Bank card or wallet.
This is an occasion to think and look for information about the bookmaker with us. If the bookmaker has a rating higher than 1 star, it is likely that you have not guessed correctly with the mirror, and the data for accessing the real gaming account is compromised. Contact the support of a real bookmaker immediately and change your email and gaming account passwords. We write the bookmaker's support contacts in the review.
Real bookmakers may ask you to make a minimum Deposit.
But only in cases where you are going to output the data to a place where it was not entered. For example, you have topped up your gaming account from your mobile phone balance, and now you want to withdraw your winnings to the card. The purpose of this payment is to solve technical issues, not to extort money from the client. Also, a small amount on the balance that is just less than the minimum withdrawal amount may be a rare and adequate option. But it is important to understand that the minimum withdrawal from bookmakers can not be 1000 dollars. Everything is much more adequate: 100-1000 rubles is a typical minimum.
Previously, scammers focused on people who are very far from the world of betting, but such sites are gradually becoming more complex. At first, the criminals created something simple, such as Firstset, which looked like a clumsy misunderstanding. And” fresh " Mega365, 1xWin and Betxwin already look plausible, and their design has become much better. 1xWin and Betxwin even copied some banners from the real bookmaker Leon. However, so far the functionality of fake sites has been greatly simplified, and the same banners advertising bonuses do not lead anywhere, but it is only a matter of time (and money for trusting people).
Often scammers make the names of their sites similar to the names of real bookmakers, for example:
- Sbobets-fake Asian BC for professional SBObet players
- 365winbet-similar to the famous Bet365
- Betways-imitates a major international bookmaker Betway
- Parimatchbet, Marafonset, Olimpset-exploit the name of famous bookmakers in the CIS Parimatch.ru, Marathon and Olympus.
The only purpose of fake sites is to take your money in any way possible!
What should I do if I become a victim of fraud?
If you are a victim of such a site, the only option is to contact the police with a report of fraud. The application must describe in detail how you found out about this site, who invited you there, as well as other details of the crime.
You have probably heard stories about how criminals deceive people by posing as employees of banks or stores. Now this danger threatens the regulars of bookmakers.
Before you register with a bookmaker, try searching for information about it, see what rating sites write. There you can also find out about the bonuses of the office, as well as go to the real website of the bookmaker.