In Voronezh, an old woman gave all her savings to an unknown person to control her funds. It has been reported press office District Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The incident occurred on August 14, but only now has it become known. An unknown person called the pensioner and introduced himself as a bank employee responsible for checking the authenticity of the money. He asked if the 87-year-old Russian woman had any savings. Hearing a positive response, he went to her address.
He asked a woman to give him money during his visit, and then she gave him 300 thousand rubles. After that, she gave him a fake certificate and took the banknotes “for verification.”
The pensioner told the incident to his friends and they advised him to contact the police. Even a criminal case was opened for fraud.
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