A courier for telephone scammers convinced a pensioner from Minsk not to transfer 20,000 rubles to “save a relative.”
The press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee reported this on Telegram.
How a courier convinced a Minsk resident not to hand over money to scammers
Relatives of an 87-year-old Minsk resident who was being scammed by fraudsters contacted the police.
A pensioner received a call on her home phone from unknown persons. The callers told the woman that she urgently needed to give the courier 20,000 rubles for saving a relative who was the culprit of a traffic accident.
The courier who arrived at the order saw the money scattered around the apartment, realized that he had almost become a participant in a fraudulent scheme, and persuaded the pensioner to contact the police.
A Minsk resident found an illegal part-time job in a messenger. He was told that he needed to take money that citizens allegedly wanted to transfer to cryptocurrency. A criminal case of fraud was opened.
The Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee reminds: fraudsters' couriers, along with other participants in fraudulent schemes, are liable under the law and are obliged to compensate for damages.
For reference
Fraud is the theft of someone else's property or the acquisition of rights to someone else's property through deception or abuse of trust.
