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Main types of fraud on investment platforms and methods of protection

Social networks, especially on Facebook, are full of advertisements: “Invest in large foreign and Uzbek companies and get income,” “Invest in Uzbekneftegaz and get income,” “Alisher Usmanov is making the lives of residents of Uzbekistan better every day.”




Alisher Usmanov is improving the lives of the people of Uzbekistan. Take the official test on the USM platform and get the opportunity to earn real income from the Internet.



To check this scheme, a Factchecker.uz correspondent registered on the USM platform.



The first question in the registration process is “whether you know Russian or not.” Then you need to decide how many US dollars or euros you want to invest. Investments start from 100 US dollars. After entering your first and last name and phone number, a message appears that their consultant will contact you within an hour.




Then you get calls from Uzbek and other countries' numbers from people who introduce themselves as Nikolay, Amin, Konstantin, Charos, Anna, etc. I open the door in a gentle voice and ask who you are, your agerast, where you work and how much money you can invest. The conversation is conducted only in Russian. When you ask for a nix certificate, they sent me a certificate that was a ridiculous fake and for some reason had the UNESCO logo.



Then you get calls from Uzbek and other countries' numbers from people who introduce themselves as Nikolay, Amin, Konstantin, Charos, Anna, etc. I open the door in a gentle voice and ask who you are, your agerast, where you work and how much money you can invest. The conversation is conducted only in Russian. When you ask for a nix certificate, they sent me a certificate that was a ridiculous fake and for some reason had the UNESCO logo.

- Better quickly deposit money into the platform to get income faster," Nikolai repeated into the phone and suggested quickly following the link to the personal account, which was open for Kosimova N.

As soon as N. Kosimova admitted that she was talking to him with the phone on loud and their conversation was being listened to by 22 participants in the training on disinformation and media literacy, Nikolai showed his true face. He began to insult her and deleted all the messages she sent to Telegram.

In addition, the scammers: Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Alisher Usmanov, Zafar Khoshimov, having changed their voices with the help of artificial intelligence, are winning the trust of social media users.




The funniest thing is that such invitations and "interviews" are published using the logos of popular media outlets: Gazeta.uz, qalampir.uz, etc. The interview is allegedly conducted by the famous journalist Ilyas Safarov. But the photo does not show the journalist Ilyas Safarov, but a photograph of a completely different person. At the bottom of the pseudo-interview, you can read grateful comments from users that Alisher Usmanov and Zafar Khoshimov "revealed their business secrets and enriched the population."



Но если присмотреться, то можно увидеть, что благодарная Эльнура Дехконова очень похожа на актрису Дильнозу Кубаеву.


Unfortunately, most of our compatriots forget that "there is no such thing as a free lunch". Do not forget that it is impossible to make a profit by investing in Uzbek and foreign companies without being a shareholder. Do not be deceived and do not lose your money!


Factchecker.uz conclusion: fraud

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