For the first time, phone fraud tops the list of scams in Romania: 42% of incidents reported to DNSC in the first half of 2026 (data presented at ING SAFE Talks, together with DNSC and the Romanian Police).
The method hasn’t changed — the execution has. AI clones the voice and personalises the script with public data. The version that reaches small firms: a call to the person who handles payments, in the owner’s voice, requesting an urgent transfer or an IBAN change.
The rule, written down and told to the team: no payment and no IBAN change based on a phone call. You call back on the number in your contacts, not the one on screen — even when “the boss” calls. A voice can be faked; the call-back procedure cannot.
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