At the direction of the fraudsters, the woman left $18,000 near a road sign, and then took out a loan for $15,000.

The Brest Interdistrict Department of the Investigative Committee is investigating a criminal case of fraud on an especially large scale. This was reported in the press service of the UK, writes sb.by.

According to the investigation, on November 4, a 22-year-old resident of Brest received a call from an unknown number. The interlocutor introduced himself as an employee of the State Control Committee and said that the girl was suspected of sponsoring extremist activities.

During the conversation, the pseudo-employee exerted psychological pressure on the victim, threatened to initiate a criminal case and conduct a search. To avoid the alleged consequences, she was asked to “declar” all available funds.

Believing the caller, the local resident collected $ 18 thousand and on the instructions of cyber criminals took to Baranovichi district. There she left money near a road sign in the specified place, and then sent the criminals a video as confirmation of the task.

“For several days, the attackers continued to communicate with the victim and persuaded her to issue a loan and transfer the funds received to the specified account. The girl underwent the necessary procedures for obtaining a loan of 15 thousand rubles, but she did not transfer the money - she was stopped by a publication accidentally read on the Internet about a similar crime. Having learned a similar scheme of deception, she appealed to law enforcement agencies, the Investigative Committee said.

The Brest Interdistrict Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case. Investigative actions and operational-search measures are being carried out to identify suspects and compensate for damages.

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