Criminals justify the need for ATMs by citing reliability: no bank… (мошенник · злоумышленник · жертва)

Criminals justify the need for ATMs by citing reliability: no bank employee would make a mistake, and outsiders wouldn't know about the transaction. Scammers convince victims that after depositing money via an ATM, the funds will return to their account and they can use them.

Coverage (3 sources)

• Central Bank warns of new financial fraud scheme — Вести
• Russians warned about new utility meter fraud scheme — Вести
• Scammers promise guaranteed loan approval to Russians. — РИА Новости (Telegram)

Key entities

• Moscow
• CB
• Bank of Russia
• RIA Novosti
• State Duma
• Ilya Volfsong
• Минцифрырассказали
• Мошенники