Scammers have started using a new tricky scheme to withdraw money from bank accounts, posing as people who are supposedly returning mistakenly transferred funds. This is reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
First, the victim receives an SMS message about money being credited to their account via mobile transfer or from a service payment terminal. Then, an unknown subscriber calls and reports that the funds were sent by mistake. They ask to return the entire amount via mobile transfer or send the money to the allegedly "correct" number. After the person transfers the requested amount, the same amount is debited from their account.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds: if you are asked to return mistakenly transferred funds, it is better to strongly recommend that the person contact the bank with a transaction receipt. If they say that the "receipt is lost", this is most likely a sign of fraud.