Krasnoyarsk pensioner transferred to fraudsters to a “safe score” 3.2 million rubles

Krasnoyarskaya 78-year-old pensioner became another victim of scammers. The woman transferred all her savings to a “safe score” – 3.2 million rubles, the regional prosecutor's office reports.

It all started when, in May, an allegedly employee of Energosbyt called her and said that a woman should urgently replace an outdated electricity meter. To make a replacement for free, the victim was convinced to go to the “State Services” and dictate the SMS code. After that, the connection broke.

Then the standard scheme began to operate: a pseudo -employee of public services called a pensioner and said that her account was hacked and issued a power of attorney, according to which unknown people could dispose of her property and money. A fake policeman also joined the dialogue, who stated that the “confidant” is a dangerous criminal and sponsor of an unfriendly country, and if the money of the pensioners get to fraudsters, the woman herself will become an accomplice.

To save her savings, a woman under the guidance of “experts”, talking with them by video, closed several of her contributions and transferred more than 3.2 million rubles. On “safe accounts”.

Only a few days later, the pensioner realized that she was a victim of deception. A criminal case of fraud has been instituted.

Since the beginning of the year, 3,797 people have become victims of Internet criminals in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. They transferred almost 950 million rubles to the attackers, of which 43 million rubles – over the past week.

We add that such a situation is observed in all regions of Russia. So, for example, since the beginning of the year, scammers have stolen almost 150 residents of Yamal Million rubles, reports Yamal 1.