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A pensioner from Moscow sold her apartment and lost more than 25.6 million rubles, which included money from the sale of housing and all her savings, after a month of dealing with scammers. This was reported on November 22 in the Telegram channel of the capital's prosecutor's office.
The scammers called the 75-year-old woman for a month under the guise of law enforcement officers. They tricked the pensioner into giving her all her savings, which she handed over in parts to a courier who gave her "passwords." Afterwards, the criminals found out that the woman had a second apartment and convinced her that the home could be seized and that it needed to be sold urgently.
Following the instructions of the scammers, the Muscovite did not tell anyone about the "salvation of property" and made a deal to sell the apartment on Kovrov Lane. She transferred the proceeds into cryptocurrency and an electronic wallet, the code for which she dictated to the fake security officer.
"Only after talking to her relatives did the woman realize that she had become a victim of fraud. The total damage exceeded 25.6 million rubles. The identification of persons involved in the crime is under control of the Preobrazhensky interdistrict prosecutor's office," the department concluded.
Earlier, on November 18, it was reported that fraudsters had swindled a Moscow pensioner out of more than 24 million rubles. Following the instructions of the criminals, the Muscovite withdrew funds from different banks over several days and transferred them to unknown people who gave a code word. An investigation is underway.
The scammers called the 75-year-old woman for a month under the guise of law enforcement officers. They tricked the pensioner into giving her all her savings, which she handed over in parts to a courier who gave her "passwords." Afterwards, the criminals found out that the woman had a second apartment and convinced her that the home could be seized and that it needed to be sold urgently.
Following the instructions of the scammers, the Muscovite did not tell anyone about the "salvation of property" and made a deal to sell the apartment on Kovrov Lane. She transferred the proceeds into cryptocurrency and an electronic wallet, the code for which she dictated to the fake security officer.
"Only after talking to her relatives did the woman realize that she had become a victim of fraud. The total damage exceeded 25.6 million rubles. The identification of persons involved in the crime is under control of the Preobrazhensky interdistrict prosecutor's office," the department concluded.
Earlier, on November 18, it was reported that fraudsters had swindled a Moscow pensioner out of more than 24 million rubles. Following the instructions of the criminals, the Muscovite withdrew funds from different banks over several days and transferred them to unknown people who gave a code word. An investigation is underway.