13:56, April 24, 2024, PAI
Eight more Pskov residents became victims of telephone and Internet fraud. Last week, attackers stole 2.2 million rubles from Pskov residents, one of them gave the attackers 1.274 million rubles at once, the press service of the city prosecutor’s office told PAI.
Eight more Pskov residents lost their accounts on State Services due to scammers.
In most cases, the attackers presented themselves as law enforcement officers or bank officers and told their victims that they were trying to write off money from their accounts or issue loans to them. To prevent this, defrauded Pskov residents transferred their money to “safe” accounts specified by the scammers. In addition, the attackers called under the pretext of changing the account or falsely verifying personal data.
The criminals also offered additional income on the Internet, including through investments. The victims provided the criminals with their bank card details to deposit their salaries, after which they lost the money in the account. In a number of cases, scammers made requests for help from hacked pages on social networks.
For each case of fraud, Pskov law enforcement agencies have opened criminal cases and are investigating them.
