The Central Bank revealed a fraudulent scheme using virtual card images

“The scammers call a person on the phone or in the messenger and claim that someone is trying to kidnap their money. To protect the money, they urgently convince the Central Bank applied on the phone. The options for the names of this application can be different, ”says the message.

While the application is loading, the attackers prohibit using the device, say in the Central Bank. After the installation, the scammers ask the victim to start the program, bring the card to the phone and enter the bank’s confirmation code under the pretext of the authorization.

“The application that is requested to scammers who create a virtual image of the victim’s bank card,” said Russia Bank. The attackers use the image remotely on their phones to withdraw money in ATMs, which admits contactless technology.

To protect money at the Central Bank, it was recommended not to download and not use applications at the request of strangers, as well as not to inform personal and financial data of strangers.

On the eve of Kommersant, with reference to the amendments prepared in the Ministers Cabinet, he wrote that the MINCIFERS proposed to collect and store biometric data of telephone scammers in a single antihrode platform. The authorities of the attackers’ votes will be charged with the authorities and market participants.