In Tatarstan, a pensioner gave fraudsters 1.7 million rubles

In Tatarstan, an 83-year-old resident of Chistopol became a victim of a fraudulent scheme and lost 1.7 million rubles. In mid-October, the pensioner received a message in the messenger allegedly from the director of the educational institution where she previously worked. It claimed that during the inspection of the personal files of former employees of the FSB employees were interested in her documents. After that, the woman was contacted by a man who introduced himself as an employee of the security service, and said that 400 thousand rubles were transferred from her bank account to an account controlled by terrorists.

To protect themselves, the pensioner was offered to buy a new phone and SIM card, and persuaded to give the courier who came to the house 1 million rubles.

A few days later, the woman withdrew 700 thousand rubles from another bank, which she was supposed to bring to Moscow. The pensioner reached the capital, arrived at the specified address and transferred the remaining amount to the attackers.

The fact that she was a victim of scams, the elderly lady realized only at home.

A criminal case has been opened for fraud.