Olga Altukhova (Svistunova)
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Stage One: The Hook. On social networks, in messengers, or by email, the scammers use social engineering to direct you to a fake voting site. The pretext can be very believable, and the message may come from a friend or relative whose account has already been compromised. The request is usually personalized — in the first message the fraudster posing as your acquaintance asks you to vote for a certain contestant because they’re their charge, friend or relative.