Minsk Resident Gave Over 40 Thousand Rubles, Saved for Child's Treatment, to Scammers
In Minsk, a 43-year-old woman became a victim of a fraudulent scheme: she handed over all her savings, intended for purchasing medical equipment for her sick child, to criminals. This was reported by the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
It all started with a call allegedly from an intercom service employee. Under the guise of issuing additional keys, the scammer extracted the Minsk resident's personal data and SMS codes.
Immediately after this, a fake law enforcement officer entered the game. He stated that someone had taken out a loan in the woman's name and was using it for criminal purposes. To avoid "criminal liability," the Minsk resident was offered to urgently declare all her cash.
The frightened mother handed over more than 40 thousand rubles to the courier.
The police detained the courier — he turned out to be a 28-year-old resident of the capital. It was revealed that the young man himself had fallen victim to the same scheme: the scammers tried to extort money from him, but since he had nothing, they convinced him to "help law enforcement" and pick up parcels from other people.
He managed to pass the woman's money to an unknown person.
A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of fraud.
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