The Central Bank has discovered a new financial pyramid in Russia. It operates on the principle of online games, said Valery Lyakh, head of the department for combating unfair practices of the Central Bank. transfers RBC.
According to the specialist, the new type of financial pyramids, which the Central Bank opened, accounts for eight percent of the total number of such projects recorded in the third quarter of 2021. “Some of them are just starting to spin up,” Lyakh emphasized.
The head of the department of the Central Bank explained that financial pyramids attract Russians “by the possibility of easy earnings and their simplicity, game form.” To make a profit, you need to attract new players to the project, since without them the project is suspended. At the same time, it is impossible to withdraw money from the pyramid, since its creators have already done it.
Lyakh stressed that such pyramids are dangerous, “because both the younger generation and children can get hurt here.” Money for participation in the project is transferred through a personal account on the site in various ways, including cryptocurrencies.
“Companies in the user agreements on the site indicate that there are no money-back guarantees, but, as usual, this is written in small letters far below,” the expert emphasized.
It is noted that in the nine months of 2021, the Central Bank identified 424 financial pyramids, of which 278 were in the third quarter. At the same time, in the first three quarters of 2020, the aggregator recorded the activity of 140 pyramids.
Earlier, the Central Bank called the expenses of Russians on financial pyramids. On average, citizens who become participants in such projects give scammers about 50-100 thousand rubles.
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