Ion Kiku
Ion Chicu highlighted which financial instruments are safe for investing funds and which ones should be avoided:
“If you have savings at home or wherever you keep them, and you want to protect them from inflation—choose either a bank deposit or government securities. The returns aren’t that high, but at least it’s reliable and there’s no risk. No serious person would ever recommend TUX or anything like that to you. There’s no such thing as easy money anywhere.”
He urged citizens to be vigilant, emphasizing: “Don’t part with your money at the very first phone call!”
“There’s no such thing as easy money without risk anywhere. No serious person would ever tell you things like, ‘Take your money out of the house, invest it here, and tomorrow you’ll be wealthy.’ I haven’t done that and never will, and I don’t think anyone in this room would do that either. It’s important to understand this,” Kiku said.
Social engineering is widespread
These statements were made during the presentation of a report by the Investigative Commission on the phenomenon of telephone, financial, and digital fraud. The commission found that more than 95% of such crimes are committed using social engineering techniques.
Following the debate, Parliament approved a recommendation to establish a National Anti-Fraud Coordination Center (Punct Focal Național Antifraudă) with the aim of strengthening mechanisms for preventing, detecting, investigating, and combating such offenses.
In addition, it is proposed to amend legislation to impose harsher penalties for digital fraud, introduce stricter regulation of virtual assets, and completely eliminate anonymity when activating prepaid SIM cards. Furthermore, the commission recommends that government agencies, banks, and telecommunications operators strengthen their anti-fraud systems, step up awareness campaigns (especially among the elderly), and equip correctional facilities with equipment to block radio communications.
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