Relatives swindled an 80-year-old Muscovite out of 5.5 million rubles, with the help of a money changer in the city of Moscow; She wanted to transfer the money to the needs of the then-retired Svetlana A. from Moscow lost a large sum of money after trusting her nephew Alexei and his wife. The woman asked to withdraw money from abroad and transfer it to the needs of the Northern Military District. Due to the shutdown of SWIFT, transfers to Russian banks were not available.
Relatives volunteered to help and suggested a plan with a crypto exchanger in the city of Moscow. According to the victim, they gained access to her banking apps and linked them to her smartphone. The money was taken without her participation, and the "broker" in the city of Moscow gave the cash to his nephew without the pensioner herself.
When the woman asked for the money back, the nephew began to threaten her with connections to the security forces. The request is currently being examined by the prosecutor's office in Moscow.