Fraudsters promise early pension payments: Russians warned of new fraud scheme Fraudsters are contacting elderly Russians in the name of the Social Fund or a bank, offering them early pension payments due to the November 4 holiday. The pensioners are then convinced of the need to approve the transfer of funds due to the alleged risks of receiving them late. Criminals ask the Russians to tell them a code from SMS, thereby gaining access to the victims' data.

Fraudsters promise early pension payments: Russians warned of new fraud scheme Fraudsters are contacting elderly Russians in the name of the Social Fund or a bank, offering them early pension payments due to the November 4 holiday. The pensioners are then convinced of the need to approve the transfer of funds due to the alleged risks of receiving them late. Criminals ask the Russians to tell them a code from SMS, thereby gaining access to the victims' data.