Maryna Pavlenko, a leading expert in financial monitoring at GLOBUS BANK, shared advice on how bank clients can avoid falling prey to fraudsters.
According to her, one should never agree to offers of "easy money" through money transfers. The scheme often requires a person to either open a new bank account or hand over access to an existing one, including all credentials and online banking access, to third parties. In return, they promise a one-time reward or a percentage of the transactions made through the account.
She notes that pensioners, students, and individuals with low incomes are often the ones who agree to such offers. Unfortunately, they rarely consider the potential consequences.
"By "selling" their data for a relatively small amount of money, clients expose themselves to significant problems. Regulatory authorities plan to create special centralized registries that will include the data of individuals involved in such schemes. These registries will be accessible to all participants in the banking and financial markets. Consequently, individuals who fall for these fraudulent schemes may face restricted access to banking services and likely encounter difficulties with employment. This is why we always advise being cautious: a small financial gain is not worth losing your "financial freedom," concluded Maryna Pavlenko.
