CrimeaPRESS reports:
There are two stories in which remote scammers “left” with money, and Sevastopol residents were left with nothing, the police announced two:
- a 72-year-old local resident turned, who lost her savings after a telephone conversation with intruders. Law enforcement officers found that in the morning the pensioner received a call from a fraudster who introduced herself as her niece and reported problems with her bank account. Then the swindler handed over the phone to an accomplice who, posing as a representative of a commercial bank, under the pretext of saving money from the allegedly blocked account of a relative, promised to transfer the money to the victim, for which he demanded to provide bank card details, and then the password from SMS. Believing that she was helping her niece, the woman complied with the demand of the scammers. Having obtained confidential information, the criminals freely stole about 70 thousand rubles from the pensioner.
- In another case, a 58-year-old man became a victim of a crime, who began to receive calls from strangers posing as law enforcement officers and bank representatives. The attackers told the victim that they were trying to get a loan in his name, and allegedly, to protect the money, it was necessary to transfer money to a “reserve” account. Fearing for his savings, the victim proceeded to the nearest ATM and transferred 300 thousand rubles to the details indicated by the swindlers. Realizing that he had been deceived, the man turned to the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Leninsky district.
According to these facts, the employees of the internal affairs bodies initiated criminal cases under Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Fraud» and all necessary measures are taken to identify and search for criminals.
In order to prevent such crimes, the Sevastopol police once again appeals to citizens with a request to take precautions. When receiving the above calls, you must remain calm, reasonable and not comply with any requirements of strangers. It should be noted that scammers often know banking and law enforcement terminology, they may have some information about you and your loved ones (for example, contact by name and patronymic, know the address of residence, etc.), as well as make a call from a communication tool that will be defined as phone number of your bank.
Most often, swindlers, under various pretexts, rush a potential victim, not giving time to think about their actions and seeking advice from relatives and friends, put forward a demand to keep the conversation with them secret. However, it should be remembered that real bank employees and law enforcement officers never ask for confidential bank card data, do not require transfer of funds to any other («safe» or «reserve») accounts, do not insist on installing mobile applications. These requirements are applied only by remote scammers. When you receive such calls, you should immediately stop talking with a stranger, report the incident to the police by calling 102 and contact your bank or relatives who allegedly have problems. Remember that with due vigilance and prudence, criminals will not be able to deceive you.
If you have suffered from a crime, then you must immediately contact the nearest territorial unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia or by the specified phone number.
source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Sevastopol (based on the materials of the legal adviser of the legal group of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Leninsky district Dmitry Obelov)
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