The pensioner lost more than 1 million on foreign currency investments
Subsequently, the applicant found that the correspondence with the stranger was erased, and she herself stopped communicating.
In Penza, law enforcement officers find out the circumstances of the theft of a large sum from a 63-year-old local resident. In the police department, the woman filed a statement in which she said that she received a message from a stranger in the messenger. The interlocutor offered her additional earnings through investments in foreign currency, and the citizen agreed.
Following the instructions of the attacker, the victim downloaded special applications and opened an electronic wallet. Then she sent about 1 million 480 thousand rubles to bank accounts, the data of which was provided to her. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Penza region.
The woman never received a profit from the investment, after which she tried to return the money, but failed to do so. Subsequently, the applicant found that the correspondence with the stranger was erased, and she herself stopped communicating. Realizing that she was the victim of a fraudulent scheme, the penziaka went to the police.
On this fact, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for up to 10 years.
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