Telephone scammers forced a Minsk resident to give up her savings, take out a loan, sell her apartment and become their courier.
This was reported by the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
How the scammers operated
The capital's police detained a 47-year-old woman who worked part-time as a courier for telephone scammers.
It was established that for a month, fraudsters posing as law enforcement officers extorted money from a resident of the capital.
First, she transferred her savings to a “safe” account, then took out a loan, and then sold the apartment, thinking that she was saving the home from an illegal transaction.
Then the Minsk resident was convinced to “assist law enforcement officers” by taking money from pensioners, allegedly for declaration.
In total, the woman transferred more than 260,000 rubles of her own and credit funds to the scammers, as well as about 30,000 rubles belonging to other victims of the fraud.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of fraud on this fact.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds: employees of banks, mobile operators and law enforcement agencies do not call citizens on work-related issues in messengers and do not ask to take out a loan, extend a service agreement or help catch criminals.
If you receive such a call, you should immediately end the conversation, save the caller's identification and report the incident to the police.
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.
