Banks prevented the theft of 2 trillion rubles from Russians in the first quarter of 2024. Credit institutions repelled 13.9 million attempts to steal funds. There were almost 300 thousand successful attempts and 4.3 billion rubles were stolen.
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In the first quarter of 2024, banks repelled 13.9 million attempted theft of funds totaling 2 trillion rubles. This was reported by the Bank of Russia in a review.
During the reporting period, fraudsters managed to steal 4.3 billion rubles, which is 6.3% less than in the first quarter of 2023. The number of successful fraudulent transactions increased by 16.8% and amounted to 294.4 thousand.
1.9 billion rubles were stolen from individuals’ bank cards, 40% more than the previous year. The number of successful fraudulent transactions increased by 20% to 237 thousand.
In total, banks reimbursed clients 7.7% of the stolen funds, that is, 331.1 million rubles in money.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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