Telephone scammers convinced a resident of Slonim to take out loans for 24,000 rubles.
However, the Slonim resident did not transfer the money to the scammers, the press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee reported on Telegram.
How the scammers operated
On October 9, a 53-year-old resident of Slonim received a call on the Viber messenger, allegedly from the bank’s security service.
The man was told that the scammers had taken out a loan in his name and used the loan funds to finance criminal organizations.
The Slonim resident was then asked to take out loans from several banks to cancel the loan issued by the scammers. The man believed them and took out loans for 24,000 rubles.
He was already planning to make the transfer, but remembered that it is precisely with such schemes that scammers deceive people, the Department of Internal Affairs reported.
The Slonim resident contacted the police. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on attempted fraud on a large scale.
The Department of Internal Affairs of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee reminds that scammers often use instant messengers.
Fraudsters often use the logos of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee, and financial institutions as avatars.
