Pensioner from Kirov handed over more than a million rubles to fraudsters for a "number change."

Pensioner from Kirov handed over more than a million rubles to fraudsters for a "number change."

      An elderly woman from Kirov received a call from an unknown person who claimed to be a communications company employee. The man said that her phone number would be changed as part of the contract terms and asked her to dict� the code sent via SMS. Unaware of the deception, she provided the requested information. Later, another unknown person, posing as a bank employee, called her and claimed that someone was trying to withdraw money from her account. The pensioner was about to go to the bank branch when she was called again — this time by another "bank worker." The caller convinced her not to visit the bank, asserting that her case was already being handled. Soon, a supposed "investigator from Moscow" spoke with her, stating that bank employees were involved in thefts, and advised her to urgently withdraw all funds and transfer them to a "safe account." Following these instructions, she withdrew 245,000 rubles from one bank and 899,000 rubles from another, transferring all the money to accounts provided by the scammers. Afterwards, all the "employees" ceased contact, and the woman realized she had been scammed. She reported the incident to the police. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kirov Region opened a criminal case on fraud, and an investigation is underway. Authorities remind: do not share SMS codes with strangers and do not carry out any operations at their instructions. If someone asks you to withdraw money and transfer it to another account, they are scammers.

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Pensioner from Kirov handed over more than a million rubles to fraudsters for a "number change."

A 75-year-old resident of Kirov fell victim to phone scammers: under the guise of changing her phone number and an "investigation of thefts," she transferred over 1.1 million rubles to the fraudsters.