A phone scammer deceived a young disabled resident of Ufa. The girl saved the 238 thousand rubles transferred to her for treatment – this is what the victim talks about said TV channel “360”.
The girl said that the fraudster introduced himself as an employee of the Central Bank and offered her to refinance loans on favorable terms. She also advised to hurry up and complete all the transactions at once.
“The fraudster even paid the taxi fare to get to the nearest ATM,” the victim said.
After the girl withdrew her savings and transferred them to a “private” account, the fake Central Bank employee cut off communication with her.
While the girl filed a criminal complaint against herself to the police, the police are investigating the incident.
Psychotherapist Andrey Kurpatov previously gave advice Russians can learn how to protect their loved ones from scammers. He specifically suggested redirecting the attention of loved ones talking to scammers because they often acted “as if they were hypnotized.”