Russians warned about the danger, which is associated with expired bank cards. The Senior Managing Partner of the Law Company PG Partners Peter Busatnikov told about this to the Prime Agency.
According to him, it is not worth throwing out an old card, it is desirable to cut it so that no one can gain access to the account number. The specialist also added that it is impossible to get rid of the card next to ATMs and the Bank’s branch. In addition, he advises to immediately close the account to which the card is tied, especially if it is credit. So, if you do not do this, then the service conditions can be extended, and the money will be charged, the lawyer explained. At the same time, the debt will be subject to fines and penalties, he told.
Earlier, the head of the research center of the Center for Financial Technology and Digital Economics “Skolkovo-Ros” Ekaterina Semerikova noted that the possession of the so-called “dead” bank cards (which a person does not use) can lead to undesirable commissions, imposing services and data leakage risks . For some of these cards, the Commission can be filmed, which the client did not know or forgot. Often one of the conditions of free maintenance is the minimum amount of transaction on the card to be done for a certain period, it added.