“If you blocked and threw away the card as unnecessary, this does not mean at all that this account will be closed ... If you do not use plastic, you need to close the account tied to the card itself,” he said in an interview with the Prime agency.

Gusyatnikov explained that a commission is charged for servicing some accounts, which, in case of non-payment, turns into a debt.

Earlier, the honored lawyer of Russia, Ivan Solovyov, in an interview with the Public News Service, warned that telephone scammers could be more active before the New Year.