This time a woman with an Eastern Slavonic accent claims that she is an employee of the NBS, asking people various data with the pretext of inspection of their bank account in a commercial bank, or requests data for consent to the cancellation of the account or other operations with the account.
“This is a fraudulent action. The National Bank never calls people – commercial banks clients, does not offer loans, account maintenance or other commercial products. If someone calls you from a phone number that looks like a NBS control panel, for example, do not give anyone your data to anyone, and you will close immediately, “the central bank said on its website.
The NBS has repeatedly recorded the fraudulent conduct of the entities that are issued as its employees. By telephone, they contact people with information that a foreign person has set up several financial products on their behalf or blocked or canceled existing financial products. They then try to obtain sensitive personal data or access the client’s current account. It is also a fraudulent action.
“It is dangerous because the caller evokes a state of threat to the funds and is issued as an employee of the NBS. This person is currently acting under the name” Peter Martin “, but it can change over time,” the bank said. She pointed out that the fraudsters already have some information about the people addressed in the initial contact, trying to increase their credibility. Contacting is mainly done by phone, but it can also be through social networks, email or messages through various applications.
“The NBS does not contact any clients for this purpose and does not require personal data from them. If they contact you, we recommend that you restrict communication with the persons in question and not provide any other sensitive information in this matter or send them copies of identity documents. The information you provided can be misused“the central bank warned.
If a person has already provided information or copies of identity documents in this case, it is advisable to report it to the Police Force of the Slovak Republic. “If you have provided the numbers of your credit cards, or your login information for Internet banking and the like, it is advisable to contact the relevant bank or payment institution,” the NBS added.
