Over the past weekend, scammers have ruined six residents of the Tver region of almost 4 million rubles. This was announced on April 3 by the press service of the regional interior ministry.
So, the victims of scammers were a 45-year-old woman from Tver, who lost 950,000 rubles, a 28-year-old resident of Bologoye and a 38-year-old resident of a village in the Kalininsky district, whose wallet was empty half a million. In all cases, the scammers posed as bank employees, telling people they were trying to get a loan. The attackers urged gullible citizens to follow their instructions, apply for loans and transfer borrowed funds to “safe accounts”.
Fraudsters used other schemes to steal money. A 54-year-old resident of Vyshny Volochyok transferred 70,000 rubles to the “fake seller” as a deposit for gas silicate blocks. After receiving the money, the scammer stopped communicating.
In Rzhev, a 77-year-old woman believed a “financial analyst” who convinced her to manipulate her to increase her personal savings. As a result, the grandmother lost 1,450,000 rubles.
A 64-year-old Kashin resident confided in an unknown person when he reported “an unauthorized debit of money from her account using a fake passport”. The woman lost 840,000 rubles. For all episodes, prosecution was initiated under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Fraudsters Wanted
