CrimeaPRESS reports:
The attackers stole cash savings under the pretext of protecting a bank account and forced a pensioner from Sevastopol to sell her apartment.
A 70-year-old pensioner received a call from an unknown man, introduced himself as a law enforcement officer and said that scammers were trying to steal money from her bank accounts. The stranger convinced the woman to cash out all her savings, almost 3.5 million rubles, and transfer them to a supposedly safe account— the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol gave details.
The most interesting thing is that the scammers did not stop there and decided to “finish off” the woman. The “law enforcement officer” again contacted her by phone and reported that scammers were trying to sell her apartment using forged documents.
Telephone scammers convinced the frightened woman to sell her home as quickly as possible and transfer the proceeds to a dictated account. During communication with the pensioner, the attackers demanded that they unquestioningly follow their instructions and keep communication with them in the strictest confidence, otherwise they threatened with the loss of all savings and living spacethe police said.
Having followed the instructions of the callers, the victim sold the apartment for 5 million rubles and transferred it to remote scammers. Only after realizing that she had become a victim of a crime did she contact the police. Based on this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Fraud”).
Dear citizens! Remote scammers are constantly improving their criminal schemes to steal your money. In order to protect yourself from criminal attacks, you need to remember that if they call you and inform you about any problems with your bank account or any other troubles of a property nature, these are remote scammers! Immediately stop talking, call 102 back yourself and report the incident. Never follow any instructions regarding the transfer of your savings or the sale of property.— addresses the gullible citizens of the Sevastopol Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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