Do not trust EDS to third parties! This is the main council of the branch of the state corporation "Government for Citizens" in Kostanay region. As noted in the branch, most often now the questions of Kostanay residents relate to EDS. The main idea of the deceptive scheme, which is voiced in society – is pseudo-fast and almost "free" assistance in obtaining your own electronic digital signature. Kostanay residents are reminded that they need to protect their personal data, and they are told how.
EDS in Kazakhstan is "gaining popularity". The pandemic, the temporary closure of PSCs in 2020, and the overall increase in the number of digitally literate people played a role here.
With the help of EDS, you can receive statements and certificates, make payments, make transactions for the purchase of real estate or cars, withdraw pension savings. Access to personal data is of interest to scammers. After all, they can, thanks to EDS, get access to the money and property of any of us.
"Now there is a kind of hunt for the personal data of Kazakhstanis," says Yaroslav Bogatyreva, PR manager of the branch of the state corporation for the Kostanay region. - Information and financial security of Kazakhstanis is discussed at different levels. Therefore, I would like to appeal to the residents of Kostanay region. Today, scammers offer their services for registration of EDS online (a new opportunity appeared in Kazakhstan last year, when the state of emergency was in effect). There are a lot of commercial structures offering this service. But it is important!!! Do not, first of all, pay for this service! Every citizen of Kazakhstan can independently obtain an EDS on the e-government portal egov.kz. At what, free of charge. Secondly, you should not apply for EDS online from people you don't know. This is fraught with problems! You simply trust this procedure to third parties!".
What do they promise? Quick registration of EDS for a nominal fee. What is this fraught with? Fraudsters can save your data and EDS on their computer. And then-to re-register transport, register someone in your apartment, etc.
"So follow the simple rules. The most important thing is not to transfer an electronic digital signature to third parties. Under no circumstances! Second. If you have issued an EDS from entrepreneurs, change the standard passwords to your personal one as quickly as possible!",- summed up Bogatyreva.
Recall that you can now issue an EDS yourself on the e-government portal egov.kz. If there are difficulties, then, without prior reservation, you can contact the nearest PSC, in the self-service sector. And get yourself an electronic digital signature. If you need help, a state corporation specialist will help you.
If you have an EDS, then remember: its validity period is one year. In advance, you can extend it online yourself.