Phone scammers have become more likely to use a scheme to steal money from Russians, asking them to transfer funds to a “special” or “protected” account of the Central Bank. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Bank of Russia.
Attackers hope that the mention of the regulator will lull the vigilance of a potential victim.
“In reality, there is no such account, and the Bank of Russia does not work with individuals as with clients, does not maintain their accounts, and does not call people on its own initiative,” the Central Bank explained.
Most often, offenders call a person with a message that unknown people are trying to steal money from his account and for safety they need to be transferred to a “special” account.
Sometimes, in order to build trust, callers may be reminded of security rules, such as recommending never to disclose banking data.
The director of the information security department of the Central Bank, Vadim Uvarov, advised immediately interrupting the conversation with unknown persons if the topic was about money.
“Employees of law enforcement agencies, banks, government agencies never demand by telephone the provision of personal data and bank details, information on accounts and cards. They do not ask to transfer money to supposedly “protected account in the Central Bank” or somewhere else,” he added.
Previously, the most popular fraudulent schemes in Russia were named.
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