Scammers use a specific set of stop words when talking to potential victims over the phone.
They most often ask Russians to transfer money to them using these words: “FSB”, “MVD”, “Central Bank”, “safe account”, “provide the code from the SMS / card details / passport / SNILS”.
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Stanislav Kuznetsov spoke about this in an interview with RIA Novosti .
She warned people to be vigilant if these words are mentioned in a telephone conversation with a stranger.
The specialist said that in this case you should stop communicating, since you are dealing with a scammer.
Kuznetsov also noted that the most common fraudulent schemes are telephone calls.
Fraudsters call and send SMS messages on behalf of law enforcement officers and the Central Bank.
They persuade their victims to transfer money to another account for security purposes.
Fraudsters may also pose as mobile operators or representatives of the social fund and ask to pay off a debt or recalculate a pension.
Russian banks recorded fraudulent activity against clients last year.
