Russians are advised to disable VPN when making payments and receiving financial services online. This was reported by “Hit the primer” With reference to Roman Mukhlynov, Deputy Director of the Department of Non-Bank Loans of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
According to him, this will help protect against scammers. Most banking apps already support disabling VPN.
“If you are looking for white ways to deposit money and do not use a VPN, this will in many ways protect you from the black and gray zone that offers the services of illegal participants in the financial market on the Internet,” said Mukhlynov.
Previously, the Central Bank reported that it had detected more than 4 thousand illegal activities, including 2,176 financial pyramids, in the nine months of 2023. 68% of them raised funds with cryptocurrencies. 382 online gaming pyramid schemes selling game characters to generate “passive income” were also identified.
Before that, heads of companies and government agencies to betray On behalf of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Previously at the Central Bank warned Russians about fraud with new 5 thousand ruble notes.