The scheme with SMS-messages to clients has already become a classic.
The National Bank of Ukraine informed and warned Ukrainians about two popular schemes of fraud in wartime. In particular, these are “intermediary” services from fraudsters and SMS-notifications of payment. This is stated in the press service of the NBU.
First, fraudsters offer alleged intermediary Guaranteed reimbursement services from the Individual Deposit Guarantee Fund. A “commission” is requested for such services.
It should be remembered that guaranteed reimbursement payments are made only through the fund's agent banks connected to automated payment system. List of agent banks at the link.
Guaranteed refund can be obtained:
- offline by contacting a branch of one of the agent banks with a passport and TIN.
< li>online. Three agent banks are making remote payments: Privatbank, Ukrgasbank and Pivdenny.
The second scheme has already become a classic, but still very common. Fraudsters send SMS messages to bank customers about alleged payment on the account. Such SMS messages contain phishing links.
You can't follow links – they can allow fraudsters to gain card details.
Fraudulent links may also be sent to steal personal information and infect devices.
In addition to SMS, scammers can send malicious links to the messenger and e-mail.
NBU also reminds of tips to help avoid phishing:
- < li> Always check that the names of the sites you visit and enter your personal information are correct. Addresses of real and fraudulent sites may be similar except for one or more characters.
- If you still need to go to the site of the bank or other organization whose address you received in the parcel, it is better to enter the name of the required search engine site and only then go to the web resource.
More information about fraudulent schemes during the martial law in Ukraine read on a special portal of the NBU.
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