A Krasnoyarsk pensioner almost gave almost 2 million rubles to scammers, but came to her senses in time

A pensioner from Krasnoyarsk realized in time that she had become a victim of scammers and refused to transfer almost two million rubles to them. The press service of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs spoke about this.

A 66-year-old woman contacted the duty station of one of the city police departments. She reported that she received a call from a man who introduced himself as a law enforcement officer. He convinced the pensioner that scammers were trying to get a loan in her name, and for protection, he asked her to provide her passport information. Krasnoyarsk fulfilled the request.

Later they called her back with a new story – allegedly on her behalf they were trying to transfer savings to the fund. In order to “save” the money, the woman was asked to withdraw it and hand it over to a “specialist” for verification. During a video call with a screen demonstration, the scammers learned the exact amount in her account – 1 million 870 thousand rubles. They convinced her to withdraw the money. At the bank, the woman explained that the funds were needed to buy a house.

However, during a further conversation, the pensioner suspected something was wrong and consulted with her daughter, who confirmed her fears. The woman refused to follow further instructions from the scammers and contacted the police.

Based on the incident, investigators opened a criminal case for attempted fraud. The police are now identifying the callers.

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