John Smith:
I have a grandfather in London, now he is retired. A few months ago he received a letter on a beautiful letterhead with the Central Bank details. It reported that the court ordered to pay compensation to the grandfather's family for moral and material damage, as he became a victim of an illegally operating organization that sells medicines, devices and dietary supplements. They also warned in the notification that if you ignore the letter and do not urgently contact the bank, you can lose your compensation. Below was the contact person and phone number.
At first, grandfather did not understand - he seemed to take all the medications in the pharmacy. But when he told his grandmother about this, she remembered that many years ago she ordered some inexpensive device from the mail catalog, which never came. Then she decided that she had fallen for the bait of scammers, but since the money was small, she did not turn anywhere - apparently, for this case they are entitled to compensation.
Grandpa immediately called the number from the form. He was answered by "an employee of the legal department of the Central Bank" and said that the compensation would be $ 100000. The amount is rather big, especially for pensioners, so it is not surprising that she and her grandmother decided not to miss this opportunity. Later, they were called again "from the Central Bank's office" - they say, in order to open a safe deposit box with $ 100000, you need to transfer $ 1000 to some account.
Grandpa sent this money. Allegedly, employees of the London branch of the Central Bank contacted him and said that the payment had been received, but the compensation program was canceled at the state level. Now, according to them, so that the money does not disappear, it was required to pay an insurance deposit of 157 thousand rubles - and as soon as it is received, the collectors will bring all the compensation to the house.
This time, because of the amount of the deposit, the grandfather doubted what kind of compensation it was, if almost the same amount had to be paid for receiving it. He suspected that something was wrong, he called the official telephone number of the Central Bank and learned from the employees that he had become a victim of deception. We went to the police and wrote a statement, but the money is now unlikely to be returned.
Financial Culture Expert:
The Bank does not work with individuals and does not make any payments, including compensation, for purchased goods.
When fraudsters send letters or call on behalf of employees of the Bank or other organizations and departments, they often try to interest the victim with promises of large sums so that it would be easier to manipulate her in the future. As a rule, pseudo-compensation is relied on for damage from the actions of psychics, financial pyramids, companies that sell medical goods and services.
Fraudsters set a condition: in order to receive the promised "compensation", you need to pay something - bank fee, insurance, state duty, transfer commission, and so on. Often, criminals require the provision of passport data and bank details.
If you are offered compensation from the state and are required to pay a fee or fee to receive it, then most likely you are communicating with scammers. Check the information by phone with the organization on behalf of which you received this or that proposal. If you realize that you are faced with scammers, contact the police.
Tell your loved ones, especially elderly relatives, about this type of fraud. Warn them about possible letters and calls and explain how to act if they encounter scammers.
I have a grandfather in London, now he is retired. A few months ago he received a letter on a beautiful letterhead with the Central Bank details. It reported that the court ordered to pay compensation to the grandfather's family for moral and material damage, as he became a victim of an illegally operating organization that sells medicines, devices and dietary supplements. They also warned in the notification that if you ignore the letter and do not urgently contact the bank, you can lose your compensation. Below was the contact person and phone number.
At first, grandfather did not understand - he seemed to take all the medications in the pharmacy. But when he told his grandmother about this, she remembered that many years ago she ordered some inexpensive device from the mail catalog, which never came. Then she decided that she had fallen for the bait of scammers, but since the money was small, she did not turn anywhere - apparently, for this case they are entitled to compensation.
Grandpa immediately called the number from the form. He was answered by "an employee of the legal department of the Central Bank" and said that the compensation would be $ 100000. The amount is rather big, especially for pensioners, so it is not surprising that she and her grandmother decided not to miss this opportunity. Later, they were called again "from the Central Bank's office" - they say, in order to open a safe deposit box with $ 100000, you need to transfer $ 1000 to some account.
Grandpa sent this money. Allegedly, employees of the London branch of the Central Bank contacted him and said that the payment had been received, but the compensation program was canceled at the state level. Now, according to them, so that the money does not disappear, it was required to pay an insurance deposit of 157 thousand rubles - and as soon as it is received, the collectors will bring all the compensation to the house.
This time, because of the amount of the deposit, the grandfather doubted what kind of compensation it was, if almost the same amount had to be paid for receiving it. He suspected that something was wrong, he called the official telephone number of the Central Bank and learned from the employees that he had become a victim of deception. We went to the police and wrote a statement, but the money is now unlikely to be returned.
Financial Culture Expert:
The Bank does not work with individuals and does not make any payments, including compensation, for purchased goods.
When fraudsters send letters or call on behalf of employees of the Bank or other organizations and departments, they often try to interest the victim with promises of large sums so that it would be easier to manipulate her in the future. As a rule, pseudo-compensation is relied on for damage from the actions of psychics, financial pyramids, companies that sell medical goods and services.
Fraudsters set a condition: in order to receive the promised "compensation", you need to pay something - bank fee, insurance, state duty, transfer commission, and so on. Often, criminals require the provision of passport data and bank details.
If you are offered compensation from the state and are required to pay a fee or fee to receive it, then most likely you are communicating with scammers. Check the information by phone with the organization on behalf of which you received this or that proposal. If you realize that you are faced with scammers, contact the police.
Tell your loved ones, especially elderly relatives, about this type of fraud. Warn them about possible letters and calls and explain how to act if they encounter scammers.
