St. Petersburg FAS opened a case against VTB because of advertising

The FAS St. Petersburg Department opened a case against VTB Bank after a complaint about the distribution of advertising, the press service of the department reported.

A citizen complained to the FAS about VTB advertising. According to him, he did not give consent to the sending of messages. The advertisement also did not contain the name of the person indicating the organizational and legal form providing the offered service.

“VTB Bank has been charged with violating the Advertising Act. St. Petersburg FAS will check all the circumstances of the case and find out whether the applicant was lawfully sent messages with advertising, — stated in the message.

Article 18(1) of the Law on Advertising prohibits any advertising mailings and calls without the prior consent of a person. In addition, Section 28(1) of the Advertising Act requires that the name of a company or an entrepreneur who offers financial, banking or insurance services be indicated.

At the end of August, the FAS opened a case against MegaFon for advertising the service “5G mode”. In fact, the operator provided subscribers with access to the LTE (4G) network. MegaFon, in turn, stated that it is confident in the legality of its proposal and is ready to provide the FAS with all the necessary technical and legal justifications.