In Voronezh, a pensioner was deprived of 1.8 million, fearing criminal liability

The woman did not recognize the scammers

A 62-year-old resident of Voronezh received a call via messenger from a stranger who introduced himself as a law enforcement officer. He reported suspicious activity in the woman’s bank account.

Later, she allegedly received a call from a bank employee. He began to convince her to urgently transfer money to a “safe” account in order to avoid criminal liability.

“Following the instructions, the pensioner transferred 1.8 million rubles, after which the fraudster stopped communicating,” said the press service of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Unfortunately, the woman realized too late that she was communicating with scammers. Now the police are investigating this case.

Let us note that in just one day in the Voronezh region, 14 people fell for scammers’ tricks. The total damage amounted to about 5 million rubles.