Russians were warned about fraud under the pretext of raising pensions

Remote fraudsters use multi-stage schemes to deceive Russian pensioners, passing them off as measures to increase pensions. This became known on May 1 from the materials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

In such cases, the attackers first contact the pensioner, posing as employees of the personnel department of the former employer, and inform them about the alleged pension allowance, after which they ask them to dictate the SMS code "for registration in the pension fund," TASS reports.

Next, the victim receives a call from a man posing as an investigator of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and claims that the fraudsters tried to apply for a loan, but the operation was allegedly prevented. Then a "representative of the Bank of Russia" joins the conversation, who convinces them to transfer the money to "state custody" and issue a "withdrawal protocol", while forbidding anyone to talk about what is happening.

As noted, if the pensioner does not recognize the deception, the scammers continue to pressure and demand additional funds, claiming that without them it is impossible to return the previously transferred money. In such cases, they offer to borrow money or apply for a loan, and the victim, being in a state of panic, more often agrees to the demands of the attackers.

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Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy and federal coordinator of the Digital Russia project of the United Russia Party, said on May 1 that the State Duma had reported on the most common fraud schemes. These included calls about a "secure account," investment scams, and fake online sales.