The Zelenogorets who became a victim of scammers gave almost 3 million Cheburashka (video)

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, police are investigating a new case of fraud: a 74-year-old resident of Zelenogorsksaving his savings, gave almost 3 million rubles to a stranger.

The pensioner said that at first he was called from the company that provides communication services and reported on transferring to a new line, concluding a new contract and the applied discount. But for its design, they demanded to dictate the passport data, which he did. Soon, a call followed from the false labor of the prosecutor’s office, who stated that the third party illegally issued a general power of attorney for a pensioner, which allows to dispose of all the cash and property of the victim. Under the pretext of protecting the savings, the victim was instructed to withdraw a large amount in the bank branch, after which to meet with a woman-deflarator to perform further actions to “save” money.

“Following the instructions of the swindlers, Zelenogorets went to Kansk, where he withdrew the entire accumulated amount of 2,800,000 rubles. Then he went to Sosnovoborsk, met with the very declarator and gave her 2,785,000 rubles. Together with her, the victim arrived in Krasnoyarsk, where the money was transferred through an ATM to a “safe” account. The woman acting under the secret password “Cheburashka” promised the man that the money would be returned later on presented checks from the ATM. Returning to Zelenogorsk, the pensioner realized that he had been deceived. Fraudsters continued calls with a request to assist in capturing unscrupulous employees of the financial institution, but the man turned to the police, ”the State Department of Internal Affairs said.

Currently, on the fact of fraud V A criminal case has been instituted by a particularly large amount under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code, an investigation is underway.