April 10 11:40
A touring courier of scammers who stole 13 million rubles from a northerner was caught in Norilsk. This was reported to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region.
A 67-year-old Norilsk resident turned to the police for help; the man said that he had become a victim of swindlers. Law enforcement officers found out that the day before, an imaginary law enforcement officer contacted the applicant and reported that a transfer in the amount of 700 thousand rubles had been made from the victim’s account to representatives of an unfriendly country. After this, the man received another call – this time from a “Central Bank employee.” The false specialist stated that he needed to withdraw his savings and send them to a certain safe account.
To withdraw his savings, the northerner submitted an application to the bank, indicating to the employees that he wanted to purchase an apartment in Krasnoyarsk.
“The employees of the financial institution tried to dissuade the man, but he was adamant – he said that he was of sound mind and was aware of his actions. Having received the savings, the man put them in a bag, wrapped them with tape and safely handed them over to the arriving “freelance law enforcement officer,” having heard from him the previously agreed upon password “sky,” law enforcement officials said.
During operational search activities, police officers detained a 24-year-old native of the Irkutsk region who had no previous convictions. The young man admitted to participating in the fraudulent scheme and said that he got a job as a courier based on an advertisement in one of the instant messengers. The curator sent him the addresses of victims from whom money needed to be taken. For each such address, the guy received a reward of 30 thousand rubles.
Working with the defendant, law enforcement officers found out that the young man managed to “work hard” not only in Norilsk, but also in the Irkutsk region, Ulan-Ude, Moscow and Krasnoyarsk. A criminal case was opened against the courier under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud”. The guy is now in custody.
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Related links:
- An elderly woman from Krasnoyarsk gave 5 million rubles to scammers
- A young St. Petersburg woman, at the behest of scammers, flew to Krasnoyarsk to open a safe (video)
