The name, logo and address of the SNB are frequently being used for phishing emails and fake websites. Scammers are also ringing people up and pretending to be SNB employees. All these methods are used by fraudsters to try to trick their victims out of money.

Don't be taken in by such scams!

• The SNB never asks for money from private individuals.
• The SNB is Switzerland's central bank. It is not a commercial bank.
• The SNB urgently warns against transferring money or disclosing personal data to anyone claiming to be, or to represent, the SNB.
• We advise anyone who is approached by a scammer in any way to contact the police.

How do scammers usually operate?

They deceive their victims by naming the SNB as the bank through which a transfer is to be made or where a credit balance is supposedly available.

They then ask for money in the form of a fee or say they need personal data (address, date of birth, account information or phone number). As soon as the money has been paid or the data disclosed, the scammers are no longer reachable.