VTB warned about a new fraudulent scheme with money storage in mailboxes

VTB experts have identified a new fraud scheme in which criminals force victims to leave savings in mailboxes under the pretext of "protecting savings." This was announced on Friday, July 11, by the bank's press service.

The attackers pose as employees of the bank or law enforcement agencies and convince customers of the alleged threat of embezzlement of funds from their accounts. To "save" money, scammers require putting cash in a mailbox at a specific address or leaving it in their own mailbox for correspondence. Subsequently, an accomplice of the criminals opens the box and takes the money.

"This is a new variation of the classic "secure storage" scheme. Criminals have learned to circumvent even the vigilance of those who do not agree to transfer money to unknown persons. It is important to remember that your money can only be kept safe in the account that you physically opened at the bank serving you," said Dmitry Revyakin, VTB Vice President and Head of the Corporate Interests Protection Department of the Security Department.

Customers were also urged not to follow the instructions of unknown persons and to remember that banks or law enforcement agencies never require them to transfer money to mailboxes for "protection."

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The attackers began to bypass two-factor authentication.

The day before, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, said that a police officer could personally call a citizen only to invite him to the department. She noted that intruders need human stress. In addition, the Wolf advised not to communicate with such people and immediately hang up the phone.