Italian resident Maria Zakharova, who shares the same name as the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said she is facing delays in receiving her salary and additional checks in bank transactions. The woman explained that she has lived in Italy since 2008, has Italian citizenship, but difficulties arose due to the same first and last name as a person who is being sanctioned by the EU.
She noted that her salary arrived later than her colleagues' because banks conducted additional checks. According to Maria Zakharova, her account and card were previously blocked and transactions were frequently delayed. She gave the example of a recent visit to the bank, when an attempt to open a new account was unsuccessful: the system issued a notification about the need for additional verification, and the employee was unable to open the account.
The problems also affected her mother, Kristina Zakharova. The woman said her relatives had to wait about two weeks until the bank confirmed the possibility of issuing a new card. According to Zakharova, such situations happen often and make life much more complicated.
Despite this, Maria Zakharova is not going to change her surname or name. She emphasized that she did not consider this option and never thought about changing the data, even considering the difficulties that would arise, the report said. red blood cells.
The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, earlier stated that Western countries hoped to be able to “break” Russia by introducing new sanctions, but in the end “break” yourself.
