The Central Bank has uncovered a scam scheme in which scammers invite Russians to “personal appointment at the Bank of Russia” using a fake email address. This was reported by the press service of the organizer. telegraph channel.
“Attackers pretending to be employees of the Bank of Russia developed this widespread fraud scheme. “The new hoax myth that criminals are using across the country seems very plausible.”
It is emphasized that fraudsters no longer call only on behalf of the Central Bank, but also write to the mail of citizens of the Russian Federation.
“Letters begin with an address by name and surname, indicate the time of reception and the real address of the Bank of Russia in the region where the potential victim lives,” the press service said.
It is noted that the Bank of Russia on its own initiative does not invite citizens to a personal appointment, and employees do not call and do not send copies of documents.
Russians who encounter such situations are advised to call their banks themselves, using the phone number on the back of the card, in line with the advice of the Central Bank.
Before that, it was known that there were Internet scammers. started to attack Russians at the entrance of houses
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