The police opened a criminal case against the scammers’ assistant, “dropa,” to whose account the deceived elderly woman transferred 320 thousand rubles, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Krasnodar Territory told RAPSI.
It was established that a 64-year-old resident of the village of Staromyshastovskaya, Krasnodar Territory, received a call from a man who introduced himself as a bank security officer and said that unknown people were trying to steal funds from her accounts. The caller convinced the interlocutor to transfer all savings to a “safe” account.
“Acting on the instructions of the pseudo-banker, the woman cashed out the money, and then took a taxi that the scammers had called for her, went to a commercial organization and credited 320 thousand rubles using the details given to her,” the press service explained.
Later, the woman realized that she had become a victim of scammers and contacted the police. As a result of operational-search activities, the identity of the owner of the bank account to which the victim transferred the money was established. He turned out to be a 32-year-old resident of the city of Tolyatti.
It turned out that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons and provided them with the details of his bank account for a fee. After depositing the money stolen by the scammers, he transferred it to his accomplices.
A criminal case was opened against the man on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud). The sanctions in this part of the article provide for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to six years.
It was established that a 64-year-old resident of the village of Staromyshastovskaya, Krasnodar Territory, received a call from a man who introduced himself as a bank security officer and said that unknown people were trying to steal funds from her accounts. The caller convinced the interlocutor to transfer all savings to a “safe” account.
“Acting on the instructions of the pseudo-banker, the woman cashed out the money, and then took a taxi that the scammers had called for her, went to a commercial organization and credited 320 thousand rubles using the details given to her,” the press service explained.
Later, the woman realized that she had become a victim of scammers and contacted the police. As a result of operational-search activities, the identity of the owner of the bank account to which the victim transferred the money was established. He turned out to be a 32-year-old resident of the city of Tolyatti.
It turned out that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons and provided them with the details of his bank account for a fee. After depositing the money stolen by the scammers, he transferred it to his accomplices.
A criminal case was opened against the man on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud). The sanctions in this part of the article provide for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to six years.
