"Your money is going to fund Ukraine": scammers tried to deceive a Kirov pensioner
The incident occurred in Kirov: an elderly woman's mobile phone was called by an unknown person claiming to be a employee of a mobile communication company. He informed her that her contract was about to expire and offered to renew it. After that, calls supposedly from military prosecutors, banking supervision lawyers, and investigations of the Investigative Committee followed. All of them persuaded the pensioner that her savings were in danger.
The scammers frightened the woman by saying that her money might be stolen by criminals and used to fund Ukraine. They threatened her with criminal liability if she refused to cooperate. To avoid this, they strongly recommended she withdraw all her funds from her account and transfer them to a "safe" account.
The woman ordered a withdrawal of 750,000 rubles and went to a bank branch. However, at the last moment, she became suspicious. She contacted the bank's security personnel, who confirmed that she was being scammed.
The money remained safe. The pensioner reported the incident to the police. Currently, a criminal case has been initiated under the article "Attempted large-scale fraud" (Part 3, Article 30, Part 3, Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). An investigation is underway.
The police remind residents of the region: if a phone conversation involves demands to withdraw money and transfer it to a "safe" account, it is a scammer. Genuine bank and law enforcement officials never operate in this manner.
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"Your money is going to fund Ukraine": scammers tried to deceive a Kirov pensioner
A 74-year-old resident of Kirov almost transferred 750,000 rubles to scammers posing as communication, prosecutor's office, and Investigative Committee employees. The woman's alertness and assistance from bank employees saved her.