A resident of the Razdolnensky district gave 637 thousand rubles to scammers

It all started at the end of January, when the woman received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an employee of the energy company. Under the pretext of signing meter reconciliation reports, he asked to dictate the code from the SMS message. Suspecting nothing, the woman complied with the request.

Soon after this, another call followed, this time from a person who identified himself as an employee of Rosfinmonitoring. He informed the applicant that her personal data had allegedly fallen into the hands of fraudsters who planned to use it to complete financial transactions in support of a banned organization. To “protect the money and avoid problems with the law,” she was asked to immediately transfer all funds to a so-called “safe account.”

Frightened by the possible consequences, the victim succumbed to persuasion. For about three weeks, she made two bank transfers every day, each in the amount of 18-19 thousand rubles. Only a few days later, realizing that she had become a victim of deception, she contacted the police.

Based on this fact, the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Razdolnensky district opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud”.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea reminds:

1. Never share SMS codes with anyone; these are one-time passwords for accessing your bank account or the State Services online portal.

2. Employees of Rosfinmonitoring, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB or banks NEVER call citizens demanding to transfer money or ask for card details, passwords or codes.

3. Any messages about “data compromise”, “suspicious transactions” or “terrorist sponsorship” are standard scammers’ tricks aimed at intimidation.

4. “Safe accounts” – DOESN’T EXIST!!!

CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE ARE THE MAIN PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUDERS!

source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea