Pensioner from Gomel came to the capital to bury someone else's 125,000 rubles in the snow
A 78-year-old woman contacted the Pervomaisky District Department of Internal Affairs in Minsk after allegedly polyclinic employees called her home phone and informed her about card replacements. The woman's pension certificate number was obtained, according to the capital's police.
Next, the Minsk resident was contacted by fake law enforcement officers who told her that illegal financial transactions were being carried out in her name.
They found out how much money was kept at home and, to avoid criminal liability, convinced the woman to "declare" all her savings.
Following the instructions of the criminals, the pensioner handed over more than 125,000 rubles to a courier. The courier was a 67-year-old resident of Gomel, who herself had fallen victim to scammers using a similar scheme.
Threatening criminal prosecution, the fraudsters convinced the woman to come to Minsk, pick up the money, and bury it in a snowdrift.
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