In Simferopol, an accomplice of telephone scammers extorted 4 million rubles from an elderly woman

CrimeaPRESS reports:

An accomplice of online fraudsters will be tried in Simferopol. A 37-year-old local resident is accused under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“fraud”).

According to the pre-trial investigation authorities, the accused served as a courier in a group of telephone scammers who called an elderly resident of the region and informed her that a loan had been issued in her name and, due to prolonged non-payment, a large amount of debt had accumulated.

The group members convinced the woman that she had to provide funds to pay off her loan obligations. The accused met with the victim, who gave her her savings in the amount of more than 4 million rubles— reported the prosecutor’s office.

The illegal actions of the accused were stopped by internal affairs officers.

With the approved indictment, the criminal case was sent for consideration to the Kiev District Court of the city of Simferopol for consideration on the merits. The “courier” faces serious punishment – ​​up to 10 years in prison.

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