BelTA learned this from the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
The victim's spouse turned to the police. As it became known, the woman in the messenger was called by a false law enforcement officer, who said that scammers were trying to apply for a loan in her name. To secure her money and help identify the criminal, the Minsk resident was asked to install a remote access application, apply for a loan from a bank and transfer money to the specified current account.
The Minsk resident fulfilled all the instructions of the scammers. The woman took out a loan from two banks in the amount of about Br16 thousand, which were debited from her account by scammers. Soon, the scammers convinced the victim to sell the apartment and car, and transfer the money to their current account. After the victim fulfilled all the conditions, the scammers stopped contacting her. The total amount of money stolen from the Minsk resident was about Br200 thousand. Investigators opened a criminal case.
ps: 200,000 Belarusian rubles equals
5,717,644. 57 Russian Rubles
The victim's spouse turned to the police. As it became known, the woman in the messenger was called by a false law enforcement officer, who said that scammers were trying to apply for a loan in her name. To secure her money and help identify the criminal, the Minsk resident was asked to install a remote access application, apply for a loan from a bank and transfer money to the specified current account.
The Minsk resident fulfilled all the instructions of the scammers. The woman took out a loan from two banks in the amount of about Br16 thousand, which were debited from her account by scammers. Soon, the scammers convinced the victim to sell the apartment and car, and transfer the money to their current account. After the victim fulfilled all the conditions, the scammers stopped contacting her. The total amount of money stolen from the Minsk resident was about Br200 thousand. Investigators opened a criminal case.
ps: 200,000 Belarusian rubles equals
5,717,644. 57 Russian Rubles
