CBDC fraud in the rise with Russia reading digital pensions star-news.press/wp
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Tim Alper
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The central bank in the country warned, warning against Moscow to start advancing the advantages of digital pensions in Russia, warning the central bank in the country, as Moscow is preparing to start pushing the advantages of digital pensions.
Tass (across mail.ru fundingI stated that the bank’s Rostov Oblast branch issued an official warning. She says the fraudsters “use digital robot techniques” to steal citizens ’money.
CBDC fraud: Russian population warned
The branch stated that the fraudsters had started the residents of the correspondent in Oblast on various social media platforms.
The bank has warned that these fraudsters tell citizens that they can obtain a “negative income” using digital ruble.
He added that the fraudsters were creating web sites using the pirated rubles and slogans taken from the central bank. The branch explained:
“The fraudsters are the central bank employees, claiming that they provide people with access to investment programs in digital ruble. They encourage people to join this program as quickly as possible, while the entry threshold is low. They also claim that this entry threshold will soon be recovered in a large amount.”
The bank said that if the residents fell because of their trick, then do the scammers, then collect their personal data. Fellow colleagues, who demonstrate as managers to invest in CBDC, then follow a phone call.
Then these mixed managers guide the victims to make deposits in the accounts controlled by the fraudsters and the mural of money.
The bank has warned Rostov residents that there is nothing like the investment program in Roble Digital.
He added that CBDC remains in the experimental situation before starting 2026 scheduled. This means that most citizens have not yet been allowed to use or carry digital coins.
However, this appears to be scheduled to change in the coming months, with the Ministry of Finance’s keenness to start issuing the RUB digital benefits.
The first digital rubble pensions in October
Pnz mentioned The first experimental use of digital ruble to make “some social benefits payments” will start on October 1.
The government and the central bank claimed that they would provide more details about payments by the end of this month.
However, as of January 1, 2026, the bank will increase the plans of digital rubles.
The recently approved legal amendment states that CBDC can be used in “all payments from the federal budget, including pensions, scholarships and salaries of public sector employees.”
Talking about digital pensions led to a decline from some elderly people, who are concerned about being forced to use the new currency.
But the central bank has reassured retirees before that they will be able to choose to continue receiving social welfare payments in cash or by bank transfer if they prefer.
Central Bank officials claimed earlier this year that he “will not have to use digital ruble.”
The bank plans to launch CBDC at the national level on September 1, 2026. This follows an unexpected postponement earlier this year.
As part of the adoption plan in stages, the largest banks and traders in the country will have to start providing CBDC services from the fall of next year.
Small companies will be given more time. The bank wants to wrap the entire adoption by the end of 2028.
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2025-08-04 23:30:00
