In almost 90% of cases, fictitious documents are brought to Sberbank to make cards for fraudsters. In the first quarter of 2024, experts discovered 20 such fakes, in the second — 60, and in the third — 600. This was announced by Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the bank's Board.
The Deputy Chairman of the bank's Board noted that in 2024 there has been a steady trend of using fake documents to obtain bank cards and withdraw funds from victims of social engineering.
Almost 90% of cases of providing fake documents to Sber are attempts to issue cards for droppers.
In 2024, Sberbank prevented three thousand attempts to provide fake documents to the bank, the top manager added. Thanks to close cooperation with government agencies, the bank was able to stop the activities of more than twenty criminal groups that were engaged in the manufacture of fakes.
A dropper, or drop (from the English "drop"), is a person whose bank card is used to transfer or cash out stolen money.
Earlier in Russia, a "university" was discovered that trained fraudsters and hackers to attack Russian companies. More than 10 thousand people have already undergone "training" in it. This "educational institution" has courses and teaching materials, and also conducts exams.
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