Phone scammers began to call Russians of pre-retirement age under the guise of government officials and promise to make “payments” for the accumulated work experience. VTB told Izvestia about this.
Having gained confidence in the course of the conversation, the attackers ask to clarify the bank card number allegedly for crediting funds, as well as dictate the code from the SMS message. With the help of this data, criminals can steal funds from a citizen.
“On the eve of the New Year, the number of fraudulent attacks on customer accounts traditionally increases. This year, the criminals decided to influence people of pre-retirement age. Attackers are trying to take advantage of the relaxedness of the population, because the financial year is already closing and the time for pre-holiday shopping is coming, ”explained Nikita Chugunov, VTB Senior Vice President.
Attempts of such deception in December 2021 were also recorded in Gazprombank. The Pochta Bank and Zenit also know about the fraud scheme.
The Central Bank “Izvestia” confirmed that fake payments to people of pre-retirement age for work experience is one of the scenarios used by attackers. The regulator stressed that telephone fraud remains one of the main channels of influence for criminals using social engineering methods.
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Enter the experience: pre-retirees were targeted by telephone scammers
Source: IZ
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