During the day, Sevastopol residents “gave” more than 370 thousand rubles to the scammers

The largest amount was given by a 42-year-old entrepreneur, who was contacted in one of the messengers by a girl manager of a leasing company. The man became interested in the “advantageous offer” and after discussing all the details of the transaction, it came to payment. The girl sent her bank account information, and the man transferred the “first payment” of almost 170 thousand rubles to it. When the manager stopped communicating, he realized that it was a hoax and contacted the police.

A 21-year-old cadet transferred 104 thousand rubles to the attackers. The young man received a message in the messenger with an offer to profitably invest money online and receive passive income. This offer seemed very attractive to him, so without thinking twice, he took a credit card and, using three transactions, sent the scammers money to the bank account they specified. However, the guy, just like a self-employed man, was deceived and turned to internal affairs officers.

The last victim is a 73-year-old pensioner. A fake employee of the financial service called him and told him about suspicious activities on the man’s bank account, and at the same time told him that these were scammers who could sponsor the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To avoid liability for this crime, all savings, according to the unknown person at the other end of the line, must be transferred to a “safe account” for declaration. The elderly man followed all the instructions and transferred almost 99 thousand rudders.

The Sevastopol police remind you, do not believe “profitable offers” from unknown persons and companies on the Internet, when concluding any transaction, always draw up an appropriate agreement, never send your savings to unfamiliar bank accounts on instructions from unknown persons. Take care of yourself and your loved ones!

source: press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol