As the regulator emphasized, on its own initiative, it does not send letters to citizens, does not call and does not send messages.
“When you receive emails about the receipt of a large amount of money in your name in a foreign bank or organization, the origin of which is unknown to you and / or is in doubt, as well as with a proposal to pay a commission / tax / insurance and so on to receive it, we strongly recommend not to respond to such messages and in no case transfer money, as this is a widespread type of fraud, "- said in the materials.
The Central Bank warned that fraudsters can also call and write in messengers on his behalf with a proposal to receive compensation for the purchased medicines.
In all cases of suspicion, it is recommended to immediately contact the law enforcement agencies.
Earlier, Sberbank told about a new method of stealing money from Russians, in which they use instant messengers.
Lawyer Konstantin Kudryashov, in an interview with PolitExpert, gave recommendations on how to protect against telephone scammers.