Another northerner fell for remote scammers and lost her funds. The deception scheme was well known: the girl received a call from a “bank employee”.
On Tuesday, April 11, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Murmansk region reported another case of remote fraud registered in the region.
The victim was a 28-year-old resident of Kandalaksha. A man called her from an unknown number and introduced himself as a bank security guard. He convinced the victim that they had tried several times to get a loan in his name.
Apparently, to protect the girl’s funds, she was persuaded to get a real loan via the bank’s application and collect the funds. After that, the victim transferred the withdrawn 370,000 rubles to a “safe” account. Communication with the “specialist” was immediately interrupted.
In connection with the incident, a criminal case was opened under part 3 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud). The perpetrators, if arrested, risk a long prison term.
Recall that earlier “The Eastern Herald in Murmansk” said that northerners lost 4.5 million rubles trying to earn money on investments.
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