In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a computer technician will be tried for “repairing” a pensioner’s devices for the amount of 865 thousand rubles. This was reported by News Lab.
According to the source, in the winter of 2024, a 69-year-old resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory found a brochure in his mailbox with an offer from an “honest” computer repairman and discounts for retirees. On New Year’s Eve, he called a technician to repair a laptop and system unit from 2007 and 2013. The man took advantage of the retiree’s ignorance, arousing his confidence by pretending to repair the equipment when he was not actually doing the work himself.
As stated in the prosecutor’s office of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the cost of the equipment barely exceeded 10 thousand rubles, and the real cost of repair is about 3 thousand rubles. Despite this, the fraudster demanded 865 thousand rubles for his services. to clean dust, replace thermal paste and reinstall the operating system.
The frightened woman distributed all her savings and borrowed the missing 130 thousand rubles. at my son’s house. The master accepted the money and wrote a receipt to the pensioner. It was only after he left that the victim realized he was the victim of the scam. According to the woman’s statement, law enforcement officers found a fraudster who partially compensated for the damage by returning her 800 thousand rubles.
A criminal case was filed against the master; He faces a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles, forced labor or imprisonment for up to six years.
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