Twice deceived. Fraudsters in Minsk forced a pensioner to transfer money and become a courier
A pensioner from Minsk was deceived twice by telephone scammers.
The criminals forced a Minsk resident to transfer them a large sum of money and become a courier.
The press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee reported this on Telegram.
How the scammers operated
A resident of Minsk called the 102 line and reported that her grandparents had become victims of fraudsters.
The scammers introduced themselves to the pensioners first as employees of Energosbyt, then as employees of the National Bank and the Investigative Committee.
Under the pretext of installing electricity meters, the fraudsters took possession of the personal data of Minsk residents and then convinced them to transfer all their cash to a “safe” account.
Following the instructions of the scammers, the victims handed over more than 22,000 rubles in equivalent to the courier.
The police identified the courier as a 65-year-old pensioner.
It turned out that the man himself became a victim of a similar fraudulent scheme.
Shortly before arriving at the victims, the pensioner, confident that he was helping law enforcement, transferred about $12,000 to the scammers.
Then the scammers forced the man to become a courier. He also transferred the victims' money to the scammers' account.
An investigation is being conducted into this incident.
