In Petrozavodsk (Karelia), a 31-year-old city dweller became a victim of telephone fraud. She transferred 1.5 million rubles to the attackers, according to the republican Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the woman, at the end of September she received several calls allegedly from employees of various banks. They convinced the woman from Petrozavodsk that someone had taken out a loan for her and offered to follow the instructions to get rid of it.
Within a week, the townswoman issued a number of loans, cashed out funds and transferred them to the accounts of strangers using phone numbers. In addition, the woman decided to save her husband’s personal savings and also transferred them to a “safe” account. Last Friday, October 7, the victim turned to the police with a statement.
As the IA specifies Karelinform, another victim of fraud was a 54-year-old resident of the Kemsky district. The attackers followed the same pattern and convinced the man of the need to transfer funds to “safe accounts”.
The victim transferred the accumulated 195 thousand rubles, and then took out two loans for 400 thousand and 276 thousand rubles. After that, the scammers confessed to the deception. The total amount of damage amounted to 871 thousand rubles. A criminal case has been initiated.
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