A 71-year-old pensioner in the Irkutsk region lost almost a million rubles after talking with scammers. This was “reported by”MIA Media”
The incident took place in Bratsk. An elderly woman came to the bank branch to urgently withdraw all the money from her account. She was also constantly talking to someone on the phone.
The bank employee was embarrassed that the customer continued the phone conversation with a person he did not know during the service. Suspecting that the scammers were trying to deceive the Russian woman, she called the police.
It turned out that the bank employee’s suspicions were not in vain – the woman talked to fraudsters who posed as employees of a financial institution and law enforcement officers. They convinced the retiree that someone was trying to steal his money and that the money should be transferred to the fraudsters’ so-called “safe account”.
Thanks to the vigilance of the bank employee, the fraudsters were unable to carry out their criminal intent. The senior district commissioner had a preemptive meeting with the retiree.
scammers before learned Fake “circles” on Telegram.