Scammers are luring Ukrainians with fake job offers at monobank
This was reported by Oleg Gorokhovsky, co-founder of monobank, on the ‘ОГо!’ Telegram channel.
A new scam involving the monobank brand has emerged in Ukraine.
According to the bank’s co-founder, Oleg Gorokhovsky, the scammers are targeting victims with messages such as: “Want to work at mono? Download the app and complete a recruitment quest.”
In reality, as Gorokhovsky warned, this “quest” hides a classic app designed to take control of the phone.
“And there’s a classic app designed to take control of your phone,” he wrote.
Scammers post adverts supposedly seeking operators for a bank’s helpline. Such adverts may promise a job at monobank with a salary starting from 40,000 UAH.
How the scam works
People are lured in with a fake job vacancy in the name of monobank. They are then asked to install an app and complete a “quest” or test task.
Once the app is installed, the scammers can gain access to control the victim’s phone.
Monobank emphasises that, even if control of the phone is hijacked, it is not possible to steal money specifically from Monobank, as the bank has taken maximum precautions against such a scenario. However, the risk remains broader: having gained access to the phone, the fraudsters may attempt to access other banks or use the device for other malicious activities.
“But once they have access to the victim’s phone, they don’t necessarily have to steal money from mono – they can hack into other banks or get up to other mischief,” warned Gorokhovsky.
Where to find genuine job vacancies
Monobank specifically reminded users that genuine mono job vacancies are posted on the bank’s official careers page. Gorokhovsky included a link to it in his post.
In other words, any third-party “quests”, unknown apps or offers to install a programme to go through the selection process should raise suspicion.
The National Bank of Ukraine also reminds the public in its payment security guidelines: do not disclose your card details, CVV/CVC code, online banking usernames and passwords, one-time passwords or personal data to third parties.
If a person has accidentally disclosed their card or online banking details on a suspicious website or installed a dangerous app, the NBU advises them to immediately contact the bank on the number shown on the back of the card and request that the funds or access to the account be blocked.
Gorokhovsky concluded that users need to be more vigilant, as fraudsters are becoming increasingly inventive.
As reported by ThePublic, in 2025 the number of illegal activities and fraudulent transactions involving payment cards in Ukraine fell to 256,000, yet the total amount of losses rose by almost a quarter to reach 1.4 billion hryvnias. The National Bank attributes this trend to the fact that the average amount of a single fraudulent transaction over the year has increased significantly.
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