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On January 28, 2026, a meeting between Nikita Ivanovich Bogatov, inspector of the IDN of the administration of the Sovetsky district of Minsk, and students was held at the IRC. The topic of the meeting was “Fraud on the Internet.” Information technologies have penetrated almost all spheres of social life and are characterized by a high degree of intensity in the processes of creating, processing, exchanging and storing information. Unfortunately, along with digitalization, cybercrime is also developing. The conditions that contributed to the commission of crimes were gullibility, ignoring the rules and recommendations for financial and information security. Fraudsters are excellent psychologists; they know how to talk to a potential victim and what to “put pressure on” to force her to hand over money or other material assets to them. One of the most common fraud schemes is the seizure of victims’ funds by installing payment software applications on mobile phones under the influence of attackers and transferring their personal data, as well as using phishing links when placing fictitious offers for the sale of goods on the Internet. At the end of the meeting, Nikita Ivanovich recalled the importance and understanding that crimes committed using information and communication technologies are not exhaustive. Attackers regularly improve their new criminal schemes. You must remain vigilant when using Internet services.