In Balakovo, Sverdlovsk region, pensioners gave young people about 800 thousand rubles. The money was then handed over to the scammers. informs Press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
At the end of February 2023, two elderly people living in Balakovo contacted the police. The women said that they were contacted by unidentified people who introduced themselves as law enforcement officers. They told the retirees that their relatives were responsible for the accident. The “cops” offered to solve the problem for a large amount of money.
Thereupon, unidentified youths came to the women’s flat. One of the pensioners gave 202 thousand rubles, the second – 555 thousand rubles.
Upon the commission of the crime, criminal proceedings were initiated in accordance with Part 2 of Art. 159 and Part 3 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Fraud). Law enforcement found that teenagers aged 14 and 16 came to women. They became suspicious. The circumstances and causes of the incident are now being investigated.
Formerly a schoolboy in the city of Udachny, Mirninsky district of Yakutia translated He cheats his mother’s money to upgrade an online game.