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 will make a mistake, and outsiders won't know about this operation. Scammers convince victims that after depositing money via an ATM, the funds will be returned to their account and they can use them.
Consensus
- Cybercriminals in Russia are using a new scam involving impersonation of financial investigators or law enforcement officials.
- The scammers claim that personal and banking data from the victim's previous workplace has been leaked and could be used for illegal activities.
- Victims are pressured to update their 'main account' at the Central Bank by transferring all funds via ATM using instructions provided by the scammer.
- Scammers promise victims that the transferred money will be returned after processing, but in reality, they stop communicating with the victim afterward.
Points of divergence
- Mothers are offering guaranteed loan approval through aggressive advertising of 'credit brokers' and 'financial consultants' on social media and messengers, demanding prepayment for documents or card details as part of the scam. — tg_rian_ru
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)