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The Grodno region is investigating the case of Internet scammers who lured more than Br80 thousand from residents of the region, said Inna Poznyak, an official representative of the USC for the Grodno region.
As the investigation established, a 47-year-old driver from the regional center became a victim of a classic scheme used by Internet scammers. "Bank employees" informed the man that a loan was allegedly issued for him. Having heard in response that the man did not issue any loan, they convinced him that it was the work of intruders. And supposedly in order to bring them to clean water, it is necessary to issue a new loan, which will not have to be paid. As a result, observing the requirements of confidentiality, the victim issued two loans totaling over Br27 thousand. He transferred all the money to the account specified by the fraudsters.
A 67-year-old resident of Grodno got into the same story. She also received a call allegedly from the bank, and she issued a loan. In addition, the pensioner transferred her savings to the account of the attackers. The total amount of damage amounted to almost Br32 thousand.
Four victims were identified. The total amount seized by the attackers was more than Br80 thousand.
The Hrodna Inter-district Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code (fraud committed on a particularly large scale). A complex of investigative actions and operational search measures is being carried out to identify the person who committed the crime.
The USC noted that these are not isolated facts of criminal activity of malefactors. It is established that the specified account numbers appear in eight criminal cases of fraud.
As the investigation established, a 47-year-old driver from the regional center became a victim of a classic scheme used by Internet scammers. "Bank employees" informed the man that a loan was allegedly issued for him. Having heard in response that the man did not issue any loan, they convinced him that it was the work of intruders. And supposedly in order to bring them to clean water, it is necessary to issue a new loan, which will not have to be paid. As a result, observing the requirements of confidentiality, the victim issued two loans totaling over Br27 thousand. He transferred all the money to the account specified by the fraudsters.
A 67-year-old resident of Grodno got into the same story. She also received a call allegedly from the bank, and she issued a loan. In addition, the pensioner transferred her savings to the account of the attackers. The total amount of damage amounted to almost Br32 thousand.
Four victims were identified. The total amount seized by the attackers was more than Br80 thousand.
The Hrodna Inter-district Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code (fraud committed on a particularly large scale). A complex of investigative actions and operational search measures is being carried out to identify the person who committed the crime.
The USC noted that these are not isolated facts of criminal activity of malefactors. It is established that the specified account numbers appear in eight criminal cases of fraud.
