"We recorded an increase in the activity of scammers who inform customers about the blocking of an online bank account. According to VTB, the attackers call the bank's customers on behalf of the contact center employees, "RIA Novosti quoted representatives of the credit organization as saying.
VTB clarified that during the conversation, the scammers ask for a password from the SMS, which will allegedly help restore the service, but in fact they are trying to log into the client's account, confirm the online loan application or withdraw money to their account.
Earlier, "Sber" warned Russians about the scheme of scammers hacking the offices of online stores.
In addition, VTB Bank told customers about a new fraudulent scheme: attackers call the bank's customers who had previously suffered from fraudsters, and offer them to get a job in search of criminals, promising a monthly income.