Near Volgograd detained the courier of scammers who stole the pensioner’s savings
Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Volgograd region, together with colleagues from the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Volzhsky, detained a suspect in fraud against a 52-year-old local resident
According to the agency, from August 26 to September 2, 2026, Volzhanka was called by unknown people called law enforcement officers. The attackers convinced the woman that her bank savings are allegedly under threat: someone makes unauthorized transactions with the account and tries to withdraw money to an unfriendly state. To "verify the authenticity" of the funds, callers persuaded the victim to transfer them to a "safe account.".
Fearing for savings, the woman withdrew from the account 3.5 million rubles. and gave the courier who arrived. After a while, she realized that she was communicating with fraudsters and reported it to the police.
The investigator of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on Volzhsky opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Fraud”). The courier was detained in accordance with Article 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.
Now the police establish all the details of what happened and continue the complex of operational measures.
