Fraudsters offered Penzenka new keys to the intercom and lured 200 thousand rubles

A resident of the Kamensky district of the Penza region lost 200 thousand rubles after agreeing to order new magnetic keys from the entrance. She did not know that instead of real specialists, scammers communicate with her.

In the MIA of Russia in the Kamensky district appealed local resident 1979 year of birth. She said that she received a message from an unknown person who introduced herself as the manager of her house.

The interlocutor offered to order new magnetic keys from the entrance door. The woman agreed and reported the code that came to her in the messenger.

The applicant was then contacted by another unknown person. She said that the personal account of the woman on the portal “State Services” was hacked, and her personal data could fall into the hands of fraudsters.

Then the victim called a man who introduced himself as an employee of the security service. He said that on her behalf allegedly issued a power of attorney for an outsider.

To avoid criminal prosecution, the caller convinced the woman to transfer all her savings to a "safe account." Having believed the attacker, she transferred 200 thousand rubles to the specified bank account through an ATM.

Later, a resident of the Kamensky district realized that she was the victim of fraudsters, and turned to the police.

As noted in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Penza region, a criminal case was initiated on the fact of the incident under Part 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud). The sanction of the article provides for punishment up to five years in prison.

Police officers are currently identifying those involved in the crime.