Bank employees helped save more than 2 million rubles for Kirov pensioners.

      According to the police, in the first case, a woman received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an FSB employee. Under his influence, the pensioner withdrew 1 million 600 thousand rubles from her account and was planning to transfer the money to a so-called "safe account." A bank employee noticed the suspicious behavior of the client. The employee reported what was happening to the police. The arriving law enforcement officers convinced the woman not to transfer the money to the fraudsters. In the second case, the pensioner was in contact with people who introduced themselves as employees of the Pension Fund, the Central Bank, and the Investigative Committee. Believing the threats, the woman withdrew 400 thousand rubles from her account and also intended to send them to a "safe account." A bank employee suspected that the client was acting under the influence of fraudsters. After the intervention of the police and banking specialists, the woman was explained that she was talking to scammers. The money was managed to be saved. Criminal cases have been initiated in both instances under the article "Fraud." The police noted that the bank employees, who helped prevent the theft of thousands, will be rewarded by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Kirov. A resident of Kirov transferred 1.5 million to fraudsters for "earning on a cryptocurrency exchange." Scammers stole 562 million from Kirov residents through new schemes. A Kirov resident wanted to go on a date but ended up losing 76 thousand rubles.