A resident of the Shabalinsky district gave the scammers his mother's money to escape from prison.

      The police of the Kirov region reported a new case of fraud, in which an 18-year-old resident of the village of Lenin'skoe in the Shabalinsky district became a victim.

      Acquaintance in a messenger turned into serious financial losses for the young man. During the correspondence, the new acquaintance sent him a link to her channel. As soon as the young man clicked on it, he received a notification that his personal data had been copied to another device. Almost immediately, an unknown woman contacted him, claiming that the personal data had already been sent abroad, and that the owner of this information was now involved in a criminal case.

      Soon, a man introduced himself as an investigator leading the case. He confirmed that there was indeed a case against the resident of the Shabalinsky district and threatened him with real prison time. At the same time, the interlocutor assured him that if he strictly followed his instructions, he could avoid responsibility. The frightened victim agreed to obey all commands without question.

      During further conversations, it turned out that the young man and his mother had bank savings. The caller then set a condition: this money needed to be withdrawn and checked for the legality of its acquisition. For this, it was required to hand it over to a person who would approach the victim at a specific location and say a secret word. The fraudster promised that after the check, the funds would be transferred to a new account, and the owner would be able to dispose of them.

      The young man traveled from the Shabalinsky district to the regional center. At one of the ATMs in Kirov, he withdrew 700,000 rubles, packed it in a bag, and headed to house No. 115 on Vorovsky Street. There, a man was already waiting for him, who uttered the necessary code phrase. The young man handed over the money and went home.

      Only the next day did he call his "curator" to clarify when he would get his savings back. In response, the man stated that he was a fraudster and immediately ended the call. After that, the victim contacted law enforcement.

      The investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kirov region has opened a criminal case, and operational-search activities are underway.

      The police remind: employees of law enforcement agencies and state institutions never require citizens to carry out any operations with money — neither to withdraw, transfer, nor hand over cash to third parties. If such calls are received, the conversation should be immediately terminated, and the incident reported to the official emergency service numbers.

      Additional information is posted on the official resources of the agency.