Vadim Uvarov, director of the information security department of the Central Bank of Russia, said that on the first day of the new law on the return of stolen funds to customers, banks blocked 30 thousand suspicious accounts. This was reported by RBC.
According to the Central Bank, systemically important banks in Russia freeze more than 20 thousand transfers every day due to information about suspicious activity.
Governor of the Central Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina in July statedHe said the regulator was discussing additional measures to protect older people from scammers.
Russian banks from July 25, 2024 started under a new scheme to return money stolen by fraudsters to their customers. In some cases, banks will be required to return the full value of stolen funds to customers within 30 days. This will happen if the bank allows the transfer of money to a fake account located in a special database of the Central Bank, or if the bank does not send a notification to the client about the transfer made without the client’s consent. In addition, if the customer reports that his bank card is lost, the bank is obliged to return the money.
Formerly Central Bank extended A list of signs of fraudulent transactions for bank employees.
Source: Gazeta
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