A 72-year-old resident of the Kostroma regional center, despite the persuasion of bank employees, transferred 2 million rubles to the scammers

According to the press service of the regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the pensioner received a call allegedly from law enforcement officers in early April. The man said that the woman’s personal data became public knowledge. Allegedly, people unknown to her by proxy have already received two loans and sent two applications for new loans. Afterwards, the swindler switched the conversation to a specialist from the Central Bank, who told the interlocutor how to save personal savings and avoid new loans.

The frightened grandmother first cleared out her own deposits, which contained 1.5 million rubles, then received a loan for 100 thousand from one of the banks and borrowed 500 thousand from friends under various pretexts. Over the course of two weeks, she transferred all the money to the accounts dictated by her mentors.

It is noteworthy that when the largest deposit was reset, bank employees suspected something was wrong and handed the pensioner into the hands of real police officers. Law enforcement officers talked with the pensioner for several hours, brought a psychologist and the victim’s relatives into the conversation, proving that she was being deceived, but the woman was unapproachable. Having rejected the warnings, she still went to the ATMs and made the next transfers.

Currently, police have opened a criminal case for fraud based on this fact (Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Employees of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kostroma region urge residents of the region not to ignore the rules of financial security. The best way to avoid scams is to ignore calls and messages from unknown people, especially on instant messengers and social networks. Banks never ask you to issue a counter loan, transfer funds to a secure account and close deposits. If you doubt the reality of what is happening, contact any credit institution or internal affairs authorities to obtain and verify information.