Over the past 24 hours alone, online scammers have defrauded four Sevastopol residents out of 682 thousand rubles.

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Over the past 24 hours, the Sevastopol police were contacted by four citizens aged 41 to 83 years old who had suffered from scammers using the most common criminal schemes. The total amount of material damage amounted to 682 thousand rubles. Online scammers committed money theft under the pretext of “protecting money in a bank account” as well as “investing on the stock exchange.”

The next victims of the popular fraudulent scheme “protect your account” were three pensioners — two men and a woman aged from 65 to 83 years old, who were called by scammers who introduced themselves as employees of a regional commercial bank, “employees of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation” and an operator of an electronic portal.

The scammers told the victims that they were trying to steal the money in their bank accounts, so they urgently needed to transfer it to “safe accounts.” Pensioners believed the criminals and transferred 29, 43 and 584 thousand rubles to current accounts under their control in each case.

Remember, alleged problems with your money, as well as transfers to a “safe” or “reserve” account, are scammers’ tricks! Never follow instructions given to you over the phone, otherwise you will lose all your money,” emphasized the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol.

Well, a self-employed 41-year-old local resident decided to profitably invest her money and, having discovered an advertisement about making a profit on the stock exchange, contacted a “broker.” After transferring to the account indicated to her, the victim not only earned nothing, but also lost 26 thousand rubles.

Remember, offers of quick, easy and high earnings that require your financial investment come only from scammers— summed up the Sevastopol police.

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