The majority of Russians surveyed (78%) consider themselves more knowledgeable in the field of financial security than a year ago. Respondents are sure that they will not fall for the tricks of scammers. This is based on a survey of the financial market “Vyberu.ru”. socialbites.ca has the results.
To increase financial literacy, 36% of respondents are grateful for educational podcasts and television broadcasts (in 2023 – 26%). 33% believe that the regulatory body, financial institutions and specialized institutions helped them with training to combat fraud (in 2023 – 19%). Another 22% admitted that they learned from the mistakes of their friends who were victims of scammers (in 2023 – 37%). At the same time, 9% of respondents became victims of scammers, which helped them “better navigate” the issue. In 2023, the number of such citizens was much greater (18%).
According to the survey, the most susceptible to financial fraud remains the older generation. But there are also positive changes here. 64% of respondents said that they installed anti-spam programs on the phones of their elderly relatives (only 48% of respondents in 2023 resorted to this method). 89% told their elders about the most popular tricks of scammers – in 2023 this figure did not exceed 76%. At the same time, 14% of Russians surveyed said that their elderly relatives received training in financial security last year, while 10% of respondents preferred this answer.
“In 2023, the Central Bank of Russia repelled 34.8 million attempts by cyber fraudsters to steal money from Russians. But 1.17 million fraudulent transactions were successful. This is 33% more than in 2022. The statistics clearly show that, despite all the massive measures taken by the regulator, fraudsters manage to “keep up with the times” and use increasingly sophisticated methods of deception, said Anna Romanenko, director of the communications policy department at Vyberu.ru.
According to him, last year attackers managed to carry out 1.17 million successful operations, which is 33% more than in 2022.
The survey, conducted in June 2024, involved 2,500 people living in cities with a population of more than a million, aged 18 to 60. Last week, at the Tenth All-Russian Congress of Volunteers for Financial Education, the head of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, outlined the priority areas for the development of financial literacy projects, among which the first place is taken by the fight against fraud.
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Source: Gazeta
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