Unfortunately, telephone scammers continue to operate in Belarus, and gullible citizens become their victims.
Recently, a 94-year-old resident of Vitebsk, who also suffered at the hands of criminals, contacted the police.
As the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic reported on its official Telegram channel, the criminals convinced the pensioner that her son was the culprit of the accident.
They told her that if she wanted to help her relative avoid responsibility, she had to hand over all the money she had at home.
Soon a man came to her, took over 18,000 rubles and left.
Afterwards, the pensioner told her neighbor about what had happened. It was thanks to the latter's vigilance that law enforcement officers learned about the incident.
Literally in a matter of hours, the operatives detained that same man, the courier for the fraudsters.
He turned out to be a 38-year-old resident of Vitebsk, who stated that he learned about the possibility of earning extra money in this criminal manner from an acquaintance.
The funds were seized and will be returned to the pensioner.
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of fraud on a large scale, the ministry noted.
