A woman from Kirov was deceived by "FSB agents": she transferred 346,000 rubles to scammers.

      According to the Kirov Region’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, a man who identified himself as the deputy director of the college she had attended wrote to the woman on Telegram. He said that the region was conducting checks of students for involvement in dropper schemes and that an FSB officer would contact her soon.

      After that, a “security officer” did indeed get in touch with the Kirov resident. He frightened her by claiming that fraudsters could allegedly take out loans in her name, which could lead to criminal liability for “financing extremists.” To avoid trouble, the woman was instructed to transfer money to a “safe” account.

      Following the unknown person’s instructions, the Kirov resident transferred more than 346,000 rubles. After that the “FSB officer” deleted the correspondence and stopped responding. The woman realized she had been deceived and contacted the police.

      A criminal case has been opened under the article “Fraud” (part 3 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). An investigation is underway. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds: employees of the security services never ask people to transfer money to “safe accounts.”