For the capture of criminals, the man transferred 12.9 million rubles

The victim of a major fraud was an 82-year-old resident of Moscow. The pensioner lost more than 12.9 million rubles, being sure that he assists law enforcement agencies in the detention of intruders.

An elderly man gave a stranger a code from an SMS message, allegedly necessary to receive delivery. Shortly after that, he received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an employee of law enforcement agencies, the press service of the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office reports. The interlocutor said that on behalf of the pensioner, a money transfer was made in support of criminal activity, and offered the man cooperation in order to expose the violators.

Believing the promises of a subsequent refund, the elderly man for ten days withdrew his own savings from the accounts and transferred them to couriers. Later, the pseudo-law enforcement officer voiced the need to sell real estate for the successful operation to detain criminals. The fraudster also recommended the pensioner a specialist in transactions and advised to purchase a cheaper property to give the actions a plausible appearance.

The misled man made real estate transactions, and the resulting difference in value handed over to a woman courier who arrived to him. According to the supervisory authority, the total amount of damage exceeded 12.9 million rubles. The process of establishing the persons involved in the commission of the crime was taken over by the Nagata Interdistrict Prosecutor’s Office.

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