Muscovite helped scammers to steal from the Ryazan 1 million 200 thousand rubles

Ryazan police detained a courier of fraudsters who came from the Moscow region for the money of a defrauded pensioner. This was reported in the press service of the regional MIA.

The 81-year-old resident of Ryazan received several calls from unknown people who posed as bank security specialists. They intimidated the elderly woman that her savings are under threat and they allegedly need to be urgently sent for “declaration”, handed over to the courier.

Trusting the callers, the pensioner put in a package of 1 million 200 thousand rubles and transferred the money to the man who came to the entrance of her house.

Only a few days later, the woman realized that she was a victim of fraud and went to the police.

In fact, a criminal case was opened under the article on fraud.

The operatives learned the description of the appearance of the courier and his car and found that a 44-year-old resident of the Moscow region could be involved in the crime. Law enforcement officers went to the capital region, where they detained the attacker and brought him to Ryazan.

It was previously established that the man found a “part-time job” through the Internet, which consisted in seizing money from deceived citizens. The detainee is also suspected of committing similar crimes in the Moscow and Vladimir regions.

The criminal investigation is ongoing.