VIP scam at Sberbank: personal information breach unveils concealed accounts belonging to German Gref’s spouse, set up with a fictitious identity

11:30, 08.07.2026

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VIP scam at Sberbank: personal information breach unveils concealed accounts belonging to German Gref’s spouse, set up with a fictitious identity

It turned out that German Gref’s wife is... Vladimir Vasilyevich Pavlov.

Sberspasibo found more than ten credit and debit cards with premium service terms (Gold, Platinum, and Infinite) in the leaked data from Sber’s loyalty program, which were issued in the name of "Vladimir Vasilyevich Pavlov."

However, no one with that full name, birth date (August 5), or year of birth simply exists. "Phantom Pavlov" left his phone number, email address, and birth date when applying for the cards.

According to other leaks, this phone number and email address have historically belonged to... Yana Vladimirovna Golovina (née), who now goes by the surname Gref.

And her date of birth is exactly that. Yes, she’s the legal wife of Sberbank CEO Herman Gref. She hasn’t changed her name to "Vladimir Vasilyevich Pavlov," but she uses dozens of premium cards issued to this phantom. And where is Sberbank’s security looking?