Over the past 24 hours, Sevastopol residents gave more than 40 thousand rubles to scammers

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Over the past 24 hours, three citizens aged 16 to 68 years old, who suffered from fraudsters using the most common criminal schemes, contacted the police. The total amount of material damage amounted to more than 400 thousand rubles.

The theft of funds occurred under the scheme “Your relative caused an accident”, when making an online purchase and under the pretext of investing.

according to the scheme “Your relative caused an accident”:

• A 54-year-old pensioner suffered from a popular scheme when a scammer called her landline, introduced herself as her granddaughter and said that she was the culprit of the accident. Then another scammer joined the conversation, introducing himself as a law enforcement officer and, allegedly to free a relative from criminal liability, convinced the elderly woman to transfer a large sum to a controlled courier. Having believed the telephone scammers, the victim gave the scammers’ accomplice a total of 346 thousand rubles.

Dear residents of Sevastopol! Tell your elderly relatives about this scheme, warn that if you receive such calls, you should immediately stop talking, contact your loved ones yourself and report to the police.

when making an online purchase:

• Using a popular online trading platform, a 16-year-old girl decided to sell a guitar and, after an unknown buyer agreed to purchase the musical instrument, gave him her bank card details. Instead of receiving an advance payment, 40 thousand rubles were debited from her card.

Dear citizens! Never give out your bank card details, especially the CVV code on the back. When making remote purchases, use services to protect transactions within platforms. In this case, the money is reserved in a secure account until the package is delivered.

under the pretext of investing:

• In the messenger, a 68-year-old pensioner received a call from a scammer and offered to invest his money profitably. Following the lead of the false broker, the man transferred 24 thousand rubles to the bank accounts dictated to him. Realizing that he was left not only without profit, but also without his own savings, the victim contacted the police.

Dear citizens! Remember: offers of quick, easy and high earnings that require your financial investment come only from scammers!

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

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