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In Chelyabinsk, a 72-year-old local resident lost about 33 million rubles, believing phone fraudsters. This was reported in the GU MIA in the Chelyabinsk region.

It all started with a call. An unknown woman introduced herself as an employee of the social security department. She asked the man to name the code from the SMS, citing the need to recalculate the work experience. The pensioner dictated the numbers.

After that, he was contacted by people who called themselves employees of Rosfinmonitoring, law enforcement agencies and the Central Bank. They said that his money allegedly trying to transfer to the accounts of a foreign bank. The man was accused of treason and threatened with criminal prosecution.

Under pressure from scammers, the pensioner carried out all the instructions for a month. He handed over to couriers savings from the account, transferred to gold bars in the amount of more than 29 million rubles, as well as personal savings.

To collect the necessary amount, the man sold the car and put the gold products in the pawnshop. The total damage amounted to about 33 million rubles. In fact, a criminal case of fraud was opened. An investigation is under way.