The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) warns of frauds that Slovaks can deprive of money for money. Registers fraudulent phone calls, false NBS investigators, abuse of NBS Shares or fraudulent applications. TASR informed the Department of Communication of the National Bank. Appeals to alertness.
With fraudulent phone calls, the callers will introduce themselves as “your bank” and claim that you have to quickly send money to a “safe account”. The NBS pointed out that there is no such account. The National Bank draws attention to fake investigators. In this case, the fraudster is issued as an NBS employee and requests account data or card data. “NBS never contacts you like this,” The Communication Department pointed out.
Fraudsters are also abusing the NBS Shares brand. This is a technical assistance project for central banks outside the European Union. According to the NBS, it has nothing to do with investing or financial services for the public.
Slovaks can Fraudsters also force the installation of fraudulent applications that record what they do on computers or mobiles. They record all clicks with passwords and PIN, see the content of confirmation SMS messages from the bank, so they can get a pre -approved loan that they immediately transfer to their account, explains the NBS.
„Do not believe too well -sounding offers on behalf of the NBS, its employee or other publicly known persons,“The communication department said. It also recalls that the NBS does not approve foreign transfers.
National Bank of Slovakia It warns people not to provide access data to anyone’s internet banking, card numbers and PIN by phone or email. Further It is not recommended to install an application on your phone based on a phone call. Also, people should not send money to “safe accounts”.
“The NBS never contacts consumers, for example, to ‘save’ their money. Neither by e -mail, nor by phone, nor in person,” says the communication department. At the same time It advises people to verify the source of information on the official bank or NBS website. If they are not sure, they should immediately contact their bank or police.
According to the NBS, fraudsters are increasingly using artificial intelligence and imitating well -known websites, creating real -looking videos and being able to imitate familiar voices. The National Bank also never offers consumer products such as savings, bank accounts, investing, crypto, does not offer a car or a spa stay.
