RIA Novosti reported on a new fraudulent scheme involving bank cards.

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Reported Facts

Observable data points shared across all narratives

•Russian outlets including RIA Novosti, Kommersant, and RBC report a new or updated fraudulent scheme involving Russian bank cards.
•Fraudsters are posing as courier delivery services to contact Russian citizens.
•The scammers often claim that a parcel or delivery has been sent by a relative to gain the victim’s trust.
•In the reported scheme, criminals use the victim’s mobile phone as a functional substitute for a bank card to access or move funds.
•The scheme is described as an evolution or improvement of existing courier-delivery fraud methods rather than an entirely new fraud category.

What Could Happen If...

▸If the courier-delivery bank card scam spreads widely across Russian regions Russian banks and payment providers may tighten remote verification procedures and introduce additional authentication steps for card-not-present and mobile-based transactions.

Market Exposure

StocksSberbank PJSC (SBER.MM)Increased Volatility

If fraud losses and compliance costs rise for major Russian retail banks due to the courier-delivery scam, investor perceptions of earnings quality and risk at Sberbank could become more volatile.