Friend, lend me some money, please. It turns out that in Sevastopol such a “scam” on social networks still works

CrimeaPRESS reports:

In Sevastopol, police are investigating another case of online fraud. This time, a half-forgotten “scheme” with a request to lend money (on behalf of a friend, acquaintance, friend and from his own page on a social network) worked.

The desire to help a friend resulted in property damage for a 28-year-old local resident. Fraudsters hacked the account of his friend and, acting under the guise of a friend, asked him to urgently borrow money due to an unforeseen situation. The man transferred 30 thousand rubles to the details specified by the criminals, after which he realized that he had been deceived and contacted the police— reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol.

Based on this fact, employees of the Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Leninsky District have opened a criminal case under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Fraud”) and are taking all necessary measures aimed at solving the crime.

To avoid such cases, the Sevastopol police reminds:

When you receive online letters asking you to transfer money, you should refrain from making money transfers until you are sure who is contacting you. To do this, we recommend contacting the relative or friend from whose page you received the message, and also during the correspondence ask a number of questions, the answers to which only your loved ones know. Following simple precautions will prevent remote scammers from enriching themselves at your expense.

If you have suffered from a crime, you must immediately contact the nearest territorial unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia or call 102.

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