In Orenburg, a pensioner lost 20,000 rubles, selling a wheelchair

In the course of clarifying the circumstances, the police found that the victim posted an advertisement for the sale of a wheelchair. Later, an unknown man called him and said that he was ready to buy the goods. To transfer payment, the attacker asked to dictate the bank card number and the code from the SMS message. Trusting the “buyer”, the man fulfilled all the instructions, after which he found that the amount of 20,000 rubles was written off from his account.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated on this fact on the grounds of a crime under part 3 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Theft”. The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to 6 years.

Police officers remind of the need to be vigilant when communicating with strangers. Never follow instructions received over the phone when it comes to money, including withdrawing, transferring and transferring funds to unknown individuals, as well as installing any apps on your mobile phone. Be sure to check the information received!