“Power of attorney for a foreign agent” scammers stole from Lipchanka 700 thousand rubles

In Lipetsk 46-year-old woman gave fraudsters 700 thousand rubles and denied deception even in the police Department. On the initiation of a criminal case on the fact of a major scam was reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Lipetsk region.

The deception began with a link in the messenger to a fake “home chat”. After the transition, the citizen received a call from unknown persons under the guise of civil servants. The woman was intimidated by a criminal case for allegedly issued on her behalf power of attorney to a foreign agent and persuaded to transfer savings to a “safe account”. According to the QR code sent, Lipchanka transferred 700 thousand rubles to criminals in two days.

The husband noticed something wrong and brought his wife to investigators, but the woman persistently proved that she was saving money. The scammers face up to six years in prison.