Group - IB experts noted that the problem of bringing phones
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 9:51 am
A review of Alexander Khinshtein's bill has been submitted to the State Duma . According to the deputy , this is a big and pressing problem. " Every year, tens of thousands of cell phones are confiscated from prisons and colonies (48.2 thousand units in 2021 ). The most sophisticated methods are used for their illegal delivery , including canada cell phone number list drones. A phone in the zone is criminal by definition. This is not only fraudulent calls and illegal " call centers " , but also the preparation of new crimes, pressure on witnesses. However, the maximum possible punishment for carrying or transferring a phone is a fine of 5,000 rubles, which is not serious , " the deputy noted in the Telegram channel. He proposed introducing criminal liability for the repeated transfer of mobile communications and communication equipment to penal institutions and strengthening existing administrative liability.
into the zone has existed for as long as cellular communications itself. " A few years ago, some of the fraudulent calls were indeed made from places of detention. At that time, there was a lot of talk about counteracting phishing , and questions were raised about installing "blockers", "screens", and "jammers". Such close attention complicated the work of telephone scammers. As a result, fraudulent call centers began to work "on the outside" - and on a larger scale and more effectively than in the zone , using IP telephony, recruiting and training via Telegram chats. Moreover, the call centers were located not only in Russia, but also in the CIS countries , " the experts said.
And Pen & Paper lawyer Alena Grishkova believes that there is no acute problem with telephone fraud in correctional institutions. " Of the total number of crimes committed in the institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, fraud is only 1-2%. Against the background of all-Russian statistics, fraud committed by convicts in a correctional institution using a telephone is a statistical error. Tightening the punishment for transferring telephones to correctional institutions will not solve the problem in itself. There are already effective mechanisms to counter " bank call centers " and the use of mobile communications in pre-trial detention centers and colonies in general by blocking the subscriber numbers used , " the lawyer says. According to her, the author of the bill cited the figure of 48.2 thousand cell phones seized in 2021 in FSIN institutions, but it is not clear from these statistics how many phones ended up in pre-trial detention centers and colonies thanks to FSIN employees, without whom, in most cases, phones simply cannot get to institutions.
into the zone has existed for as long as cellular communications itself. " A few years ago, some of the fraudulent calls were indeed made from places of detention. At that time, there was a lot of talk about counteracting phishing , and questions were raised about installing "blockers", "screens", and "jammers". Such close attention complicated the work of telephone scammers. As a result, fraudulent call centers began to work "on the outside" - and on a larger scale and more effectively than in the zone , using IP telephony, recruiting and training via Telegram chats. Moreover, the call centers were located not only in Russia, but also in the CIS countries , " the experts said.
And Pen & Paper lawyer Alena Grishkova believes that there is no acute problem with telephone fraud in correctional institutions. " Of the total number of crimes committed in the institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, fraud is only 1-2%. Against the background of all-Russian statistics, fraud committed by convicts in a correctional institution using a telephone is a statistical error. Tightening the punishment for transferring telephones to correctional institutions will not solve the problem in itself. There are already effective mechanisms to counter " bank call centers " and the use of mobile communications in pre-trial detention centers and colonies in general by blocking the subscriber numbers used , " the lawyer says. According to her, the author of the bill cited the figure of 48.2 thousand cell phones seized in 2021 in FSIN institutions, but it is not clear from these statistics how many phones ended up in pre-trial detention centers and colonies thanks to FSIN employees, without whom, in most cases, phones simply cannot get to institutions.