In Sevastopol, four young ladies transferred more than three hundred thousand rubles to remote scammers

CrimeaPRESS reports:

In all four cases, the attackers stole money under the pretext of protecting a bank account.

The victims, aged 39, 43, 45 and 68 years old, received calls from unknown persons in various instant messengers, introduced themselves as employees of commercial banks and law enforcement officers, and then reported that fraudsters were trying to steal money from their accounts. Allegedly under the pretext of protecting their savings, the callers convinced the women to transfer their money to the current accounts dictated by them. Having followed the instructions of the scammers, they lost a total of more than 300 thousand rubles. Based on these facts, criminal cases were initiated under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud”,” noted the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sevastopol.

Dear residents and guests of the city! The Sevastopol police once again urges you to be as careful as possible when receiving such calls.

They called you, introduced themselves as bank employees or law enforcement officers and reported problems with their bank account? Stop talking immediately! These are remote scammers trying to trick you into stealing your money. Be carefull!

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

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