In an interview with the Prime agency, the lawyer called “peeping” at a person at the time of withdrawing cash from an ATM, when the account balance is displayed on the screen, the easiest way to find out the balance.

Also, scammers can steal a check from an ATM, which sometimes "potential victims" do not pick up.

Pozdnyakov added that scammers can use loopholes in banking applications, as well as spoof numbers.

Earlier, Alexei Potekhin, an expert on cybersecurity at the Main Directorate of the Bank of Russia for the Central Federal District, spoke in an interview with Radio 1 about security measures during online shopping.