MOSCOW, April 27 (RAPSI) – Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has revealed 9 websites selling individual passes and certificates for moving through Moscow and Moscow Region for 900-3,000 rubles ($12-40).
Prosecutors have applied to the Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor seekging to block the illegal Internet resourses, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.
Starting April 13, citizens can register digital passes on a free basis on the official websites of local authorities. Moscow Region police urge citizens not to transfer their money to unknown accounts or abonent numbers.
Last week, the Moscow Region Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry reminded of the illegality of buying QR-codes to move through Moscow and Moscow Region and warned of the risk to lose money and personal data.