Pensioner loses $27 million due to phone fraud

Eighty-five-year-old Muscovite lost more than 27 million rubles as a result of the actions of telephone fraudsters. The identification of persons involved in the crime is under special supervision of the prosecutor's office.

According to the supervisory authority, it all began with a message in the messenger, which the pensioner received allegedly from his employer, the press service of the Prosecutor’s office of Moscow. The text said about some kind of check and that soon the man will be contacted by representatives of law enforcement agencies. After a short time, an unknown person really contacted the elderly person, who introduced himself as a security officer.

The caller told the pensioner about attempts to steal money from his bank accounts. To gain trust, the scammer persuaded the man to install a special application on the phone, explaining this by the need to assist in catching criminals. Then, under the pretext of protecting savings, the fraudster demanded to urgently withdraw funds from the accounts and transfer them for placement in a “special account”. According to him, after the operation, the money had to be returned to the owner.

Fully controlled by the scammers, the pensioner removed savings in various banks, purchased gold bars and transferred values to couriers who called pre-arranged passwords. In addition, at the direction of the telephone handler, the man sold his car and garage, and also borrowed money from friends. All funds received were also transferred to intermediaries. The total amount of damage exceeded 27 million rubles.

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