In Moscow, scammers tricked two pensioners with a new trick
The Moscow prosecutor's office reported that two pensioners in the capital have become victims of a new fraudulent scheme.
It is reported that the scammers called the elderly women and introduced themselves as employees of a utility company.
The agency wrote on its official Telegram channel: “The criminals told the victims that they needed to replace their electricity meters.”
Subsequently, the fraudster gained access to the personal account of one of the victims.
A short time later, the pensioner discovered that more than 2.4 million rubles had been written off.
Theft of money
As the police explained, the second elderly woman, having succumbed to the persuasion of the scammers, gave them her SNILS number.
The victim was then intimidated by the possibility of losing money and was convinced to transfer their savings to a supposedly safe account.
It is indicated that the pensioner lost more than 5.4 million rubles. An investigation into this incident is currently underway.
The police previously called on citizens not to give in to any dubious persuasion and not to provide their personal information, SNILS numbers, bank cards and passwords.
