«Unheard of generosity.» A resident of Sevastopol transferred 4.8 million rubles to remote scammers

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Under the pretext of protecting money savings in a bank account and preventing unauthorized persons from obtaining loans, telephone attackers convinced a resident of Sevastopol to transfer to them 2.6 million rubles of personal savings, as well as 2.2 million rubles of loan funds that he took from three banks.

It was established that the 61-year-old document holder received a call from a fraudster, introduced himself as a law enforcement officer and said that the attackers were trying to take possession of his cash savings in bank accounts. To be convincing, the swindler passed the phone to his accomplices, who were called employees of banking institutions and employees of state security agencies. Having staged a telephone performance, the scammers convinced the victim to transfer all his savings to the accounts they dictated, and then apply for loans in almost all local banks for the maximum possible amounts and also transfer money to them. For a week, the deceived Sevastopol resident followed all the instructions of the callers and, at their request, kept the conversation secret— reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol.

Interestingly, this was not enough for the telephone scammers: they began to convince the man that they were trying to sell his apartment using a fake power of attorney, so it was necessary to urgently sell the home and transfer the proceeds to a “safe” account. Only then did the victim doubt, suspect something was wrong, and tell his friend about the “mysterious interlocutors”. The woman immediately realized what had happened and went to the police with him.

Sevastopol police warn:

Fraudsters have stepped up their criminal activities! Dear citizens, no matter what threats and demands you receive over the phone, no matter who the callers say they are, there is only one way to save your money — under no circumstances follow any instructions over the phone. Stop talking immediately and report these calls to the police on 102.

Remember: only remote scammers report money problems over the phone!

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