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A trusting pensioner from Kaliningrad sent 3.8 million rubles to a “safe” account
A trusted pensioner from Kaliningrad sent 3.8 million rubles to a "safe" account. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The scammers called the 74-year-old woman from several numbers at the same time, including foreign ones. The interlocutor introduced himself as an employee of the Ministry of Finance and the law enforcement agency "Energosbyt". The unknown persons threatened the woman with unauthorized loans and persuaded her to send money through applications and ATMs.
The case was opened under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud on an especially large scale"). The police are identifying the persons involved in the crime.