Because it is this drink more often than other alcoholic positions that the scammers fake.

According to experts of economic security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the falsification of alcoholic beverages is popular in Russia and has not lost its position over the years. And vodka, according to a long-established tradition, is the most popular product of falsification in the country's alcohol market.

The second place is shared by whiskey and sparkling wine. Fraudsters especially intensified during the New Year and Christmas holidays, actively “vying” counterfeit products of dubious production to the consumer, positioning them as “champagne” and “elite whiskey”. Other alcoholic drinks are also faked, but not as intense as vodka, champagne and whiskey.

Last 2018, Russian law enforcement authorities opened more than five thousand criminal proceedings on the fact of violations in the field of illegal alcohol trafficking. About 120 "factories" for the production of counterfeit products ceased their underground activities after the intervention of security forces.