A woman from Kirov transferred nearly 7 million to scammers, fearing accusations of terrorism.

      First, a man who identified himself as an employee of a telecommunications operator called the pensioner. He told her that her contract had allegedly expired and that to renew it she needed to provide the code from an SMS message. The woman suspected nothing and recited the numbers.

      Almost immediately after that, a "Gosuslugi" employee called and said suspicious activity had been detected on her account. To "protect the data," she recommended contacting a "representative of the Central Bank."

      The calling "specialist" frightened the woman by saying her money could allegedly be used to finance Ukraine, and advised her to urgently transfer her savings to a "safe account."

      When the pensioner had doubts, a third person called back — an "FSB officer." He accused the woman of aiding terrorism and promised to help her avoid criminal liability if she followed the "bank employees'" instructions.

      Frightened, the Kirov resident withdrew 6,965,000 rubles from her account and transferred them to the account details she had been given. After that the "helpers" stopped responding.

      Realizing she had fallen victim to a scam, the woman contacted the police. A criminal case has been opened and an investigation is underway.