Sberbank reported an increase in the number of incidents in Russia.
We are talking about arson attempts, which are resorted to by people in desperate situations.
RIA Novosti reports this with reference to information provided by the press service of the financial organization.
According to Sberbank, in the last week alone, attempts to set fire to Russian buildings and administrative banks have increased by 30%.
As the financial organization established, the reason is the increased activity of telephone scammers.
The criminals steal money from their victims and, supposedly in order to return it, force people to commit crimes themselves. The most common requests are to set something on fire and film the process.
Fraudsters motivate their illegal actions by saying that in this way the victims will be able to help catch the criminals.
The attackers are essentially zombifying people, and this is happening on the eve of the New Year holidays, the financial organization concluded.
