Since the beginning of the year, Kuzbass residents have lost more than 2 billion rubles due to fraudsters.
Fraudsters have already stolen more than 2 billion rubles from residents of the region, the Information Center of the Main Directorate of Kuzbass of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. The police state that most of the victims knew about the fraud plans, but still believed the criminals.
One of the victims was a 79-year-old Kamerobo woman. An anonymous woman, under the guise of a pension fund employee, lured her passport details and promised an increased pension.
That's when the woman got a call from the fake law enforcement officer. He convinced her that she was allegedly financing terrorists and demanded that she hand over the money "for verification". Over the course of several days, the pensioner withdrew her savings from ATMs and handed them over to strangers in the yard of her house. The damage amounted to more than 3.8 million rubles.
A criminal case was opened for fraud. The maximum penalty is up to 10 years in prison.
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