Residents of Buryatia for the day fraudsters stole more than 230 thousand rubles

In Buryatia over the past day registered 12 crimes using IT-technologies. Residents of the republic lost a total of a little more than 230 thousand rubles, of which 188 thousand rubles were stolen from residents of the capital, the Interior Ministry reported.

Among the reported cases are seven cyber frauds, three thefts from bank accounts and two hacks of personal accounts on the portal “State Services”. Residents of Ulan-Ude, Zaigraevsky, Kabansky, Pribaikal and North Baikal districts suffered from the actions of the attackers.

So, 69-year-old resident of Zaigraevsky district met on a dating site with a woman from St. Petersburg and invited her to move in with him. The man transferred 28 thousand rubles to buy a ticket, after which the interlocutor stopped communicating. According to police, the pensioner has repeatedly become a victim of fraudsters.

Another victim was a 19-year-old resident of Ulan-Ude. She was informed in the messenger about the winning of 300 thousand rubles, but to receive the prize was required to pay insurance. The girl made six transfers totaling 113.3 thousand rubles. After that, the bank blocked her card, and the channel with the announcement of the winning became unavailable.

Also, the 39-year-old citizen tried to exchange rubles for yuan through a channel found in the messenger. She transferred 129 thousand rubles to the specified phone numbers, hoping to receive 10 thousand yuan, but the exchange did not take place, and the administrator stopped communicating.