1 April 16:20
In Zheleznogorsk, police helped a local resident return most of the money she transferred to scammers.
It all started with a message in a popular messenger, which talked about social payments supposedly due to every citizen. After clicking on the link, the woman received a notification that she had become the “lucky winner of the drawing” and won 60,000 rubles.
To receive funds, Zheleznogorka contacted the manager via chat. During the correspondence, the young man offered her additional income and participation in an investment project. To instill trust, the interlocutor sent the woman fake company documents and customer reviews.
Later, when the amount of expected income in the personal account increased to 72,000 rubles, Zheleznogorka tried to withdraw the funds. However, the curator informed her that to complete the operation it was necessary to pay a penalty.
“Having trusted the criminal, the railway worker transferred the required amount. But after the transaction was completed, the tone of communication changed dramatically: the scammers began to intimidate the woman, claiming that her actions allegedly fell under the article on extremist activities. Despite the psychological pressure, the city resident showed vigilance and immediately contacted the internal affairs bodies,” said the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region.
The total amount of damage was 11,800 rubles. As part of the criminal case, police major Elena Savelyeva carried out a set of technical and procedural measures that made it possible to track the movement of funds.
In total, the police returned 10,800 rubles to the victim. The woman thanked the law enforcement officers for their professionalism and prompt assistance.
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