CrimeaPRESS reports:
Over the weekend, four local residents contacted the police because they had suffered from scammers using the most common deception schemes. The total amount of material damage amounted to more than 3.4 million rubles.
The theft of funds occurred according to the scheme “Your relative caused an accident”, under the pretext of purchasing a car, investing and earning money by increasing the rating of an online seller. It is worth noting that all victims knew about the fraud schemes of which they became victims.
1. according to the scheme “Your relative caused an accident”
In the afternoon, a 96-year-old man received a call from scammers on his landline, posing as law enforcement officers and reporting that his daughter was the culprit of a serious accident. Allegedly, to free her from criminal liability and resolve the issue with the injured party, the telephone swindlers convinced the pensioner to transfer 1.7 million rubles to the accomplice courier.
Dear citizens! Remind your elderly relatives that only scammers call with such reports of accidents and offers to settle the problem for money.
2. under the pretext of purchasing a car
In order to purchase a used car from Europe at a very favorable price, a 29-year-old businesswoman decided to resort to the services of an intermediary in the messenger. After discussing all the conditions, the girl believed the “seller” and transferred 950 thousand rubles to the bank account provided to her as an advance payment. After the intermediary suddenly disappeared along with her money, the victim realized that she had become a victim of scammers and contacted the police.
Dear citizens! Offers to purchase goods at a price significantly lower than the market price and demands to pay a large amount come from swindlers.
3. under the pretext of investing
A 67-year-old local resident became a victim of false brokers, to whom the scammers offered to invest her savings profitably in a messenger. Believing online scammers, the pensioner transferred 471 thousand rubles to the accounts dictated to her in eleven payments. When the woman realized that instead of the desired profit she had lost her money, she contacted the police.
Dear citizens! Offers of quick and easy money through investing come only from scammers.
3. under the pretext of making money by raising the rating of an online seller
Wanting to make quick money by posting positive reviews on a popular marketplace, a 23-year-old specialist at a multifunctional center transferred 282 thousand rubles to scammers in 10 payments. When the “representatives of the online store” stopped communicating, the victim realized that she had become a victim of scammers.
Dear citizens! Offers to make quick and easy money by posting reviews on the marketplace come from scammers.
source: press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol
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