National Bank of Moldova continues national anti fraud campaign with strengthened interagency coordination and public guidance

The National Bank of Moldova has announced the continuation of its national campaign against financial fraud and for citizen protection, presenting it as a long term public awareness effort in response to the international spread of increasingly sophisticated scam schemes. The campaign is intended to help people recognise fraud attempts more easily, avoid acting under pressure, and protect their money by verifying information through official sources. The initiative is being run with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Intelligence and Security Service, the National Commission for the Financial Market, the Association of Banks in Moldova and other partners. The central bank warned that fraudsters are using false identities, phone calls, text messages, messaging apps, social media and fake websites to obtain personal or banking data, passwords, SMS confirmation codes, or to induce people to carry out transfers they would not normally make. It also stressed that no licensed bank, public institution or law enforcement authority asks by phone, SMS or messaging apps for codes, passwords, full card details or transfers to a "safe account". A dedicated section on the bank's website sets out the main types of financial fraud, the methods used by scammers and basic rules for protecting data and funds, while people receiving suspicious calls or messages are urged to end the contact, call 112 and contact their bank directly.