Russian woman lost 5.5 million rubles after reconfiguring the intercom

An elderly resident of the Komi Republic transferred 5.5 million rubles to phone scammers, believing in the story about the hacking of her personal account. The initiation of a criminal case under the article on fraud on a large scale was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

According to law enforcement agencies, the police appealed 65-year-old victim. The deception began with a call from a fake utility representative who asked to dictate the code from an SMS message allegedly for technical work on the intercom. After that, an accomplice joined the scheme, posing as an FSB officer.

He intimidated the pensioner with a statement that because of the disclosed code, the attackers gained access to her profile on “State Services” and are trying to send all her money to finance prohibited structures.

To save money, a perjured employee of the department forced the woman to purchase a new smartphone and install programs, including a utility for secretly tracking her geolocation. Under threat of criminal liability, she was forbidden to share what was happening with loved ones.

As a result, the victim sent 4.5 million rubles to the specified “safe” details, having made almost three dozen operations through an ATM. The criminals did not stop there and forced the victim to issue a real loan allegedly to neutralize the fraudulent loan, promising to return all funds later.

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