In Vitebsk, a courier for telephone scammers who took 26,000 rubles from a defrauded pensioner was detained on the spot.
The money was returned to the owner, the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee reported on Telegram.
What happened
An 82-year-old local resident contacted the Vitebsk police after becoming a victim of fraud.
A pensioner received a call that her daughter was allegedly the culprit of a traffic accident.
To free her daughter from criminal liability, it was necessary to hand over a large sum of money to a courier. The Vitebsk resident believed it and handed over to the courier about 26,000 rubles in equivalent.
The criminal investigation officers managed to quickly establish the identity of the courier. He turned out to be a 36-year-old resident of the Minsk region.
He was detained at the bank while trying to transfer funds to a foreign account. The money was confiscated and returned to the owner.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on this fact regarding large-scale fraud.
The Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Department of Internal Affairs reminds: if you receive such calls, you must immediately end the conversation and contact the police.
The Internal Affairs Directorate also reminded that the fraudsters' couriers are held accountable under the law on an equal basis with other participants in fraudulent schemes.
