Sevastopol police warn: telephone scammers are “catching” you!

An 86-year-old local resident suffered from these illegal actions. In the afternoon, a stranger called the pensioner’s landline phone, introduced himself as a law enforcement officer and said that her granddaughter was the culprit of a serious accident, and money was needed to not bring her to justice. Fearing for her relative, the woman handed over 30 thousand rubles and an inexpensive mobile phone to the fraudster who arrived at her place of residence. After the transfer of material assets, the victim realized that she had been deceived and contacted the Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Leninsky district. Based on this fact, police officers have opened a criminal case under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud” and measures are being taken to identify and search for the criminals.

In order to prevent such crimes, Sevastopol police remind about the need to adhere to precautionary measures. Tell elderly family members and your loved ones that if you receive calls from strangers reporting that your relatives have been detained for a crime or that an accident has been caused by them, you must remain calm and reasonable, no matter who the stranger may be, no matter what misfortunes he may report. reported and no matter what troubles he threatened.

Remember that strangers may know some information about your family, namely: call by name and patronymic, have information about the availability of a vehicle. In such a situation, you should immediately stop talking with the fake law enforcement officer, avoiding even short communication, and contact your loved ones to make sure that everything is okay with them. Also report a suspicious call to the police by calling 102. Do not forget that if you are vigilant and ignore the demands of criminals, you will save your savings.

Press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol (based on materials from the legal adviser of the legal group of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Leninsky district, Dmitry Obelov)