Fraudsters are using new schemes to deceive Russians: from calls to pensioners to corporate phishing
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Stanislav Kuznetsov spoke about the methods of attackers at the VEF
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Fraudsters are actively using new methods of deception: calling pensioners on behalf of the Social Fund, imitating managers for working citizens and creating fake neighbor chats, Sberbank Deputy Chairman Stanislav Kuznetsov said at the VEF.
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Stanislav Kuznetsov made a statement at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
VLADIVOSTOK, September 5 - RIA Novosti. Fraudsters call Russian pensioners allegedly on behalf of Social Fund employees with an offer to arrange a pension recalculation or receive an additional payment, Stanislav Kuznetsov, deputy chairman of the board of Sberbank, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
“The schemes really differ: for older people today, calls allegedly from the Social Fund with an offer to issue a “recalculation of pension” or receive an “anniversary payment” are relevant, as well as messages about “zeroing the length of service”, requiring them to urgently call the code from SMS,” he warned.
At the same time, scammers use schemes against working Russians in which they pose as the managers of their victims. Attackers also engage in corporate phishing - sending fake emails on behalf of colleagues in order to force a person to click on a link, open an attachment, or transfer important data to the company.
Finally, scammers are actively creating fake chats for neighbors or building companies, conducting active correspondence there on everyday topics, noted a top manager of Sberbank.
Open Questions
- What are the statistics on damage from these types of fraud?
