Moscow, May 12 – The Post-Bank press service reported that telephone scammers, posing as law enforcement officers, began to intimidate Russians by transferring money from their accounts to extremist organizations.
“Under the guise of law enforcement officers, fraudsters contact citizens and report that an attempt has been registered to deduct money from a bank account of terrorist or extremist organizations banned in the Russian Federation. Victims are threatened with criminal liability and offered to” save “money by transferring them to the so-called account,” the bank said. “Security”.
And they added there that in fact the money goes to the attackers. The press office explained that the attackers expected to intimidate the victims, since financing extremist activities in Russia is a criminal offense. “The fraudsters count on the fact that, in fear of being accused of wrongdoing, the victims will undoubtedly do whatever they are told,” the report says.
The bank added that such a trick is dangerous for citizens of all ages, but the most vulnerable are the elderly, who are less likely to use remote banking services and more vulnerable to manipulation and deception by fraudsters.
