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Two residents of Ukraine suspected of fraud were detained, the State Police reported yesterday. According to law enforcement estimates, they lured about 400,000 euros from Latvians.
Specialization - deception of the elderly
In August, the police began to receive numerous complaints from Riga residents who became victims of deception. Basically, all the victims are elderly people who received calls from scammers that their relatives (daughter or son) were involved in the accident and needed financial support to pay for rehabilitation or avoid responsibility.
The attackers called the victims, asked not to hang up, and in the meantime, couriers from the criminals personally came to the victims at their place of residence to receive money. Sometimes the victims themselves gave them their address.
As a result, the intimidated victims handed over money to the fraudsters - the amounts ranged from 3500 to 50,000 euros:
* for example, 3,000 were lured from a 90-year-old grandmother in Latgale. On August 21, scammers called a pensioner (born in 1935) and said that her relative had provoked an accident and it was necessary to help her so that they did not inform the State Police officers about the incident. The attackers who arrived at the woman gave her a phone conversation with an alleged relative of the victim in order to convince her. The victim believed, since the voice heard corresponded to the voice of a relative and gave the money.
* On August 26, 2024, in Daugavpils, unknown men came to a man born in 1929, who introduced themselves as State Police officers. The victim was informed that his loved one was injured, he urgently needed help. In total, 10,000 euros were extorted from the victim.
* Another similar case: an unknown person called the woman, who said that the victim's daughter provoked an accident on the road and asked for 7000 euros in cash. And the upset woman gave the money to an unknown man...
In Riga alone, the damage is almost 300,000
In total, 24 affected residents of Riga suffered damage in the amount of about 295,950 euros.
At the end of August, this type of telephone fraud also began to spread in Latgale and Kurzeme.
Soon, the police received statements from 11 residents of Latgale, who became victims of fraud and suffered damage totaling almost 95,000 euros.
In Liepāja, the police also received statements from two women who were defrauded for a total of 13,500 euros.
Detentions: part of the money was
seized During the investigation, State Police officers managed to identify the suspects who received cash from the victims of the deception.
On August 28, law enforcement officers detained two citizens of Ukraine and seized part of the money obtained fraudulently. Another citizen of Ukraine was questioned as a witness.
The next day, the police detained another person associated with fraud in Liepāja. He managed to withdraw most of the money obtained fraudulently.
The State Police appealed to the court with a request to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention against the detained persons.
But, as it turned out, these were not all the detained couriers from the "police"Yeyskikh".
On September 3, law enforcement officers managed to prevent a similar fraud attempt, when they tried to swindle cash in the amount of 3000 euros from a person. A citizen of Ukraine (born in 2003) was detained, for whom the police will also demand detention.
All detainees did not have a residence permit in Latvia and entered the country temporarily, the State Police of Latvia also points out.
Be careful: they may change the number
In connection with this series of frauds, the State Police of Latvia noted: in most cases, the transfer of money took place at a personal meeting with a courier sent by criminals.
According to the police, the calls were made from a call center outside Latvia - using number spoofing technology (that is, the number from which the call is allegedly made can be displayed anywhere).
The State Police reminds that neither they nor other law enforcement agencies will ever demand money over the phone. People are also asked to warn their elderly relatives about similar fraud schemes and remind them not to hand over money to strangers or disclose access details to their bank accounts.
Specialization - deception of the elderly
In August, the police began to receive numerous complaints from Riga residents who became victims of deception. Basically, all the victims are elderly people who received calls from scammers that their relatives (daughter or son) were involved in the accident and needed financial support to pay for rehabilitation or avoid responsibility.
The attackers called the victims, asked not to hang up, and in the meantime, couriers from the criminals personally came to the victims at their place of residence to receive money. Sometimes the victims themselves gave them their address.
As a result, the intimidated victims handed over money to the fraudsters - the amounts ranged from 3500 to 50,000 euros:
* for example, 3,000 were lured from a 90-year-old grandmother in Latgale. On August 21, scammers called a pensioner (born in 1935) and said that her relative had provoked an accident and it was necessary to help her so that they did not inform the State Police officers about the incident. The attackers who arrived at the woman gave her a phone conversation with an alleged relative of the victim in order to convince her. The victim believed, since the voice heard corresponded to the voice of a relative and gave the money.
* On August 26, 2024, in Daugavpils, unknown men came to a man born in 1929, who introduced themselves as State Police officers. The victim was informed that his loved one was injured, he urgently needed help. In total, 10,000 euros were extorted from the victim.
* Another similar case: an unknown person called the woman, who said that the victim's daughter provoked an accident on the road and asked for 7000 euros in cash. And the upset woman gave the money to an unknown man...
In Riga alone, the damage is almost 300,000
In total, 24 affected residents of Riga suffered damage in the amount of about 295,950 euros.
At the end of August, this type of telephone fraud also began to spread in Latgale and Kurzeme.
Soon, the police received statements from 11 residents of Latgale, who became victims of fraud and suffered damage totaling almost 95,000 euros.
In Liepāja, the police also received statements from two women who were defrauded for a total of 13,500 euros.
Detentions: part of the money was
seized During the investigation, State Police officers managed to identify the suspects who received cash from the victims of the deception.
On August 28, law enforcement officers detained two citizens of Ukraine and seized part of the money obtained fraudulently. Another citizen of Ukraine was questioned as a witness.
The next day, the police detained another person associated with fraud in Liepāja. He managed to withdraw most of the money obtained fraudulently.
The State Police appealed to the court with a request to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention against the detained persons.
But, as it turned out, these were not all the detained couriers from the "police"Yeyskikh".
On September 3, law enforcement officers managed to prevent a similar fraud attempt, when they tried to swindle cash in the amount of 3000 euros from a person. A citizen of Ukraine (born in 2003) was detained, for whom the police will also demand detention.
All detainees did not have a residence permit in Latvia and entered the country temporarily, the State Police of Latvia also points out.
Be careful: they may change the number
In connection with this series of frauds, the State Police of Latvia noted: in most cases, the transfer of money took place at a personal meeting with a courier sent by criminals.
According to the police, the calls were made from a call center outside Latvia - using number spoofing technology (that is, the number from which the call is allegedly made can be displayed anywhere).
The State Police reminds that neither they nor other law enforcement agencies will ever demand money over the phone. People are also asked to warn their elderly relatives about similar fraud schemes and remind them not to hand over money to strangers or disclose access details to their bank accounts.
