Former First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Yuri Bezverkhov lost 44.3 million rubles in four months due to the transfer of confidential information to scammers. It has been reported telegraph channel “112”.
It was stated that the man was called via WhatsApp. A person who introduced himself as a Central Bank employee said that the former official’s account was mistakenly received funds that should have been returned. Bezverkhov believed the scammers and gave them personal data and confirmation codes from SMS messages.
After that, large sums were deducted from the old man’s bank accounts for several transactions between November 2022 and March 2023. Prior to that, he did not suspect operations with his savings, as at first he was in the country, and then received treatment.
A judicial investigation has been initiated regarding the incident. They are looking for criminals.
formerly Siberia translated scammers 43 rubles for the threat of accusation of financing extremism. According to Pavel Verner, deputy head of the Siberian branch of the Bank of Russia, the number of such crimes in Russia in general has decreased, but the damage from them has increased. The average amount of transfers to scammers is 15 thousand rubles.