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Kurgan pensioner took 8 million rubles to scammers in Chelyabinsk by taxi
In Kurgan, a 67-year-old woman became a victim of fraudsters who pretended to be security service and bank employees and persuaded her to give them 8 million rubles. The pensioner believed the criminals and personally went by taxi to Chelyabinsk to give the money to the fraudsters. This fact was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kurgan Region.
"The victim received a call and was informed that the accounting staff had sold the personal data of the organization's employees, as a result of which funds could have been transferred from bank accounts to an unfriendly status," the Kurgan Ministry of Internal Affairs reports on its website. cases. In order to transfer the cash, the fraudster ordered the victim to take a taxi to Chelyabinsk and back. The amount of damage exceeded 8 million rubles.
The scammers used a complex plan to convince the woman that her actions would help her prevent the leak of important information and avoid criminal liability for treason. The attackers organized a video call and audio recording to convince the women of what was happening.
Having received the money, the scammers sent the pensioner to the bank for a loan. The woman realized about the fraud thanks to a bank employee and contacted the police to investigate the incident.