Deputy Chairman of Sber Kuznetsov said that Internet scammers began to use ICOs to deceive 
The number of cryptocurrency frauds is growing on the Internet. Attackers began to use ICO (Initial Coin Offering) – the initial placement of digital coins to deceive Russians, Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank, told Izvestia.
link to payment, and after receiving the money, they stop communicating. Attackers often use the topic of cryptocurrencies when creating pyramids. The Central Bank warns that many such organizations are capable of operating from foreign jurisdictions.
To gain confidence, fraudsters sometimes send a personal message, which is stylized as an official channel, or an admin writes to a person, said a leading content analyst Of Kaspersky Lab Mikhail Sytnik. Also, the victim can be added to the alleged “official channel”. There may be a secure connection (the site address starts with https: //), registration requirements and the generation of a unique online wallet for each new victim, the expert emphasized.
Earlier it was reported that cybercriminals on the Internet are increasingly pretending to be representatives large Russian banks and on their behalf offer to invest in securities.