VTB Bank has issued a warning regarding a new fraudulent scheme that preys on citizens. Scammers are now compelling victims to conceal their cash savings in postal boxes under the guise of protecting their money.
Following a familiar pattern, the perpetrators pose as employees of banks or law enforcement agencies. They convince individuals that their funds are at risk and must be urgently “rescued.” To facilitate this, these fake representatives instruct the victim to place all their cash into their personal mailbox or a designated correspondence box at a specific address provided by the fraudsters.
Once the money has been deposited in the specified location, it is retrieved shortly after by a courier who is an accomplice in the scheme.
VTB Vice-President Dmitry Revyakin emphasized, “It is crucial to remember that your money can only be securely stored in the account you physically opened with the bank that serves you.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs previously clarified the only legitimate reason for a police officer to call a citizen directly: to invite them to the police station.
Clement Ashworth 
Barnaby Whitfield