September 11 11:00
In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a 74-year-old resident of Zelenogorsk became a victim of fraud and lost a large amount.
The victim told the police that he was waiting for the receipt of the goods from the delivery service, a man who introduced himself as an employee of the company called him, and asked to name the code from SMS to receive the parcel. The pensioner dictated a combination of numbers. Thus, the attackers gained access to his personal account on the Public Service portal.
“Then other participants in the criminal scheme joined the conversation. Representing the employees of Roskomnadzor, the police and the Central Bank, they intimidated the victim with the information that his office was allegedly hacked, and bank accounts were in jeopardy. Under the pretext of the safety of the money, the interlocutors demanded to transfer the savings to “safe accounts”. Fearing the consequences and criminal liability, the pensioner fulfilled the requirements of the swindlers and made several transfers totaling 1 million 700 thousand rubles, ”the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
On this fact, a criminal case is initiated and investigated under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code “Fraud, committed by an organized group or in Particularly large size ”, the sanction of which provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 10 years.
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