Bank of Russia warns of fraudulent schemes to unblock assets
Fraudsters offer individuals to help unblock their assets blocked by foreign record-keeping institutions. They widely spread such offers on the Internet, in social networks and messengers, and also send them to users’ emails, as the Bank of Russia has revealed.
To unblock funds, people are required to transfer an amount equal to the value of the frozen assets to the account of the company offering such services. People are promised they will get double the amount back to their bank accounts.
Fraudsters may pretend to be financial institutions — without having a licence issued by the Bank of Russia.
The regulator includes information about illegal companies in the List of Entities with Detected Signs of Illegal Activities in the Financial Market, with their websites subject to blocking.
Investors are advised to be cautious, check the legality of entities on the Bank of Russia website, and not to transfer money or provide personal data to any doubtful entities.