The mother of a deceased Northern Military District soldier from Minusinsk wanted to receive an order for her son, but lost 10 million rubles

A 61-year-old resident of Minusinsk gave 10 million rubles to scammers. Everything happened in October of this year, the regional prosecutor’s office reports.

As the investigation established, the pensioner received a call from a man who introduced himself as an employee of the military registration and enlistment office. He said that she needed to receive the Order of Courage, which was awarded to her son who died in the Northern Military District. The woman gave her passport details.

After 10 minutes, another person called her back – “investigator Ravinsky.” He said that the passport details were leaked to scammers, but now the woman “is under protection.” The conversation moved to Telegram, where the scammers, escalating an atmosphere of strict secrecy, forced the pensioner to report twice a day about her every step.

Under the pretext of “ensuring security,” the woman was forced to buy a new phone and SIM card. Then the “specialist of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation” assured the pensioner that the 10 million rubles in her accounts actually belonged to the Central Bank, since the “real” money was stolen.

Under the guidance of the scammers, Minusinka withdrew all the money from the bank, explaining to the employees that she wanted to keep the money at home. After that, she handed over two bags of cash to a courier in a city park. All this time, the “investigator” remained on the phone line with her.

In connection with the incident, a criminal case has been opened for fraud on an especially large scale.

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