Sevastopol residents gave more than 2 million rubles to fraudsters for one day alone

The smallest amount-about 11 thousand rubles, gave the scammers a 41-year-old unemployed man. An unknown person called him and introduced himself as an employee of a popular marketplace, after which he reported that he had won a large cash prize. The unemployed Sevastopol was so delighted with the winnings that he believed in all the words of the interlocutor and fulfilled all his instructions, independently listing personal accumulations to the attackers.

Never believe If someone suddenly calls and reports your winning in a competition or lottery, especially if you have not participated anywhere. Before you believe in your luck, make sure that this is true — you never need to pay for gifts or winnings in official competitions!

Two more local residents fell on the tricks of scammers at the popular trading platform. The 45-year-old entrepreneur wanted to buy a flat-grinding machine, talked with the seller, discussed the cost and transferred to him 99 thousand rubles, but the goods did not come. The second victim, a 72-year-old pensioner, on the contrary, was going to sell her country cart, but instead lost 296 thousand rubles.

Be vigilant When you buy or sell anything on the Internet, do not go to communication with sellers and buyers outside the trading platform, use the safe transaction service!

The 27-year-old 4 year cadet, like senior citizens, believed in the words of the stranger and transferred 515 thousand rubles taken on credit to an unknown score. The stranger at the other end of the wire introduced himself as an employee of Rosfinmonitoring, saying that the bank’s bank accounts are at risk and money should be transferred to their dictated details to protect them.

Remember! Employees of banks, law enforcement agencies and other government agencies will never ask to transfer money to an unfamiliar account, dictate their confidential data or code from SMS messages.

And the most large amount was given to the courier of distance scammers, an 83-year-old woman. Allegedly, an FSB officer called her and told the story that all her accumulations need to be checked, otherwise she was facing an accusation of financing terrorism. The victim waited for the courier, and, without suspecting anything, handed him more than 1.1 million rubles.

Never in a hurry to make decisions — if you have been informed about a particular threat or danger to you, think about who is beneficial, so to speak, whether these fears are real. And most importantly, Remember — Police and other departments will never call you and, moreover, take your savings.

Source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Sevastopol