When a young man in Moscow saw a pensioner transfer large sums of money to fraudsters via an ATM, he stopped him and took him to the police. reported Baza is on Telegram channel.
According to the publication, on March 20, 2023, an 84-year-old woman received a phone call from an unidentified person who introduced herself as a police officer with a messenger. She convinced the retiree that the scammers were trying to withdraw money from his bank account. Then the victim withdrew 1.2 million rubles. and went to an ATM with that amount while staying in contact with the attackers. In front of him stood a young man named Denis, who decided to let the pensioner pass.
Denis noticed that the woman was holding a large stack of banknotes and was talking to the Central Bank. Thinking that the scammers were trying to deceive the pensioner, he blocked the money transfer. The young man called the police and went with the woman to the police station. Law enforcement helped convince the victim that they were trying to steal money from him.
It was stated that the woman refused to write a statement.
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