I wanted to save money, but lost millions: a resident of the Penza region cheated scammers on 4.5 million rubles

The desire to protect their savings turned for a resident of the Penza region the loss of a large amount of money. The woman believed strangers who introduced themselves as employees of law enforcement agencies and the Central Bank, and handed the courier 4.5 million rubles. The circumstances of the incident are now being investigated by the police.

A statement of fraud in the duty part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Luninsky” was addressed by a local resident.

According to preliminary data, it all started with a phone call. Unknown persons introduced themselves as law enforcement officers and informed the woman that a power of attorney was allegedly issued in her name, allowing outsiders to perform banking operations.

Thus, the attackers convinced the victim that her money was under threat.

Soon the woman received another call. This time, the interlocutor identified himself as an employee of the Central Bank and proposed a way to “save savings”.

According to him, in order to save savings, it is necessary to transfer the entire amount to a special courier, who will allegedly ensure the transfer of money to a “safe account”.

Having believed the fraudsters, the woman fulfilled their instructions and gave the messenger 4.5 million rubles.

In fact, there was no protection for savings, and the transferred money was at the disposal of criminals.

On the fact of the incident, a criminal case was initiated under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud on an especially large scale. The maximum penalty under this article is up to ten years imprisonment.

Police officers are currently identifying those involved in the crime.