In Krasnoyarsk, a pensioner, due to the absence of the Internet, left scammers without a “catch”

In Krasnoyarsk, the police managed to dissuade the pensioner from Sosnovoborsk from the transfer of money to scammers.

Having received operational information that a 63-year-old resident of Sosnovoborsk was trying to transfer money to scammers in a bank, operatives from the specialized department of the UBK Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Krasnoyarsk Territory left the place and literally stopped the next victim of attackers.

It turned out that the woman called unknown and, under the pretext of re -registering documents, was asked to dictate personal data. A few hours later, “law enforcement officers” called her already called her and said that she became a victim of scammers and she urgently needed to come to Krasnoyarsk, remove all the cash from the accounts and transfer her to a “safe score”.

The pensioner was scared, took a taxi from Sosnovoborsk and arrived in the regional center. Under the pretext of paying for expensive treatment, she withdrew 300 thousand rubles. However, the Internet did not work in two banks, and it was not possible to transfer money. When the attackers on the phone gave her instructions where you could go once again to transfer money, two police officers approached an elderly woman and, presenting the certificates, offered to travel to the police department. There they explained to her that she was a little without a large amount.

“Thank you very much for saving my money! I heard from newspapers and TV about scammers many times, but I always thought that it would not touch me, ”the victim thanked the police.

Currently, investigators OP No. 1 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Krasnoyarsk” are investigated by a criminal case under the article “Attempted fraud”.