A resident of Pizhanka gave away 964 thousand due to a phone conversation.
A statement was received by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kirov region from a 49-year-old resident of Pizhan. The woman reported that she was first called by a person who introduced himself as an employee of the pension fund. He asked her to provide a code from an SMS to register in line at the MFC — supposedly for recalculating her work experience. The victim dictated the code.
Next, she was contacted by alleged representatives of State Services, Roskomnadzor, and the FSB. They convinced the woman that she had previously communicated with fraudsters, and therefore the money in her accounts could be stolen. The callers demanded that she withdraw the funds and transfer them to a safe account. According to them, operations in the Kirov region were not allowed — dishonest employees had been identified at the local bank branch.
The victim went to Yoshkar-Ola, withdrew 964,000 rubles from her account, and transferred the money according to the details provided by the unknown individuals. After that, communication with them was cut off. The woman realized she had been deceived and contacted the police.
A criminal case has been initiated under part 3 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on a large scale).
The police remind: do not provide strangers with codes from SMS, and do not follow instructions for transferring money. If you receive such calls, you should immediately end the conversation and verify the information from official sources.
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A resident of Pizhanka gave away 964 thousand due to a phone conversation.
A 49-year-old resident of Pizhanka followed the instructions of strangers who claimed to be employees of the pension fund, State Services, Roskomnadzor, and the FSB. As a result, the woman traveled to a neighboring region and transferred almost a million rubles to the scammers herself.
