In Naryan-Mar, a traffic police inspector was detained on suspicion of assisting telephone scammers who coax money from citizens by lying that their relatives had been harmed in an accident. This detail comes from the Baza Telegram channel, which has been reporting on the case as new developments emerge.
The report notes that on September 7, seven criminal cases were opened for alleged fraud, with the circumstances showing striking similarities. The victims were women who received calls from unknown individuals claiming that their relatives had been in an accident and urgently needed financial help. In one instance, a victim handed over 100,000 rubles; another was deceived out of 140,000 rubles. The pattern suggested a coordinated scheme aimed at exploiting emotions and exploiting trust during a moment of crisis.
In a particularly unsettling episode, a sum of 340,000 rubles was obtained from a victim, and investigators allege that the traffic police lieutenant, aged 27, took the money directly from him. On the same day, the lieutenant was dismissed from the internal affairs bodies and subsequently detained. He remains under investigation as a suspect in the fraud ring, with prosecutors and detectives piecing together the full scope of the operation.
There is a broader context to the incident: previously, a Volkswagen driver in Moscow faced a similarly violent confrontation with a traffic police inspector, who allegedly broke his neck while a confrontation unfolded on the roadside. This prior event has underscored concerns about misconduct among traffic police officers and the need for vigilance in reporting and documenting abuses of authority. Law enforcement agencies have stressed the importance of verifying claims and remaining cautious when urgent financial requests are made over the phone, especially when relatives are invoked in emergencies, to prevent further victims from being drawn into such schemes. (Source: Baza Telegram channel)