The regulator called the incident a classic example of social engineering.
“They are trying to play on a person’s desire to suddenly get rich, to receive supposedly due compensation, and they mention the Central Bank for credibility, hoping that the potential victim does not understand the nuances of this organization’s work with individuals,” the press service quotes the Moscow 24 website.
As noted in the Central Bank, they do not work directly with individuals, therefore, citizens cannot have accounts, cards, or even a cashback at the Bank of Russia.
The regulator recommends that you independently call back to the organization on whose behalf the call was allegedly to clarify the data. You need to use only official phones, and not call back to the contact displayed on the phone display.
“Never give confidential information to anyone: a secret code on the back of your card, SMS codes, login and password from the online account in your bank,” the press service added.
Earlier, as reported by the newspaper Izvestia, an expert at Jet Infosystems Alexei Sizov said that the number of attempts to steal bonuses from Russian discount cards in 2019 increased several times.