A resident of Kirov nearly gave scammers more than two million rubles.

      Recently a resident of Kirov received a phone call from a stranger who introduced himself as an employee of Russian Post. The man was told about a registered letter and asked to dictate the code from an SMS message. After that, someone who claimed to be an employee of the Gosuslugi security service contacted him. The Kirov resident was told that a power of attorney to manage his accounts had been issued to a third party and was threatened with criminal liability. To avoid the consequences, the man was asked to transfer money to a so‑called safe account. He deposited 445,000 rubles through an ATM and was instructed to take out a loan for two million rubles. When he attempted to withdraw the large sum, a bank employee noticed the situation and explained to the client that he had become a victim of fraudsters. The man reported it to the police. A criminal case was opened in connection with the incident.