In the Voronezh region detained Muscovite who helped the phone fraudster n

Police of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Voronezh region and operatives of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Talovsky district detained a 33-year-old resident of Moscow. She is considered an assistant to scammers who operated under the telephone scheme.

According to preliminary data, since the beginning of September, the 71-year-old pensioner was under the influence of callers who posed as FSB officers. For a month, she transferred them 4,376,000 rubles. In mid-October, the woman was persuaded to sell Hyundai Creta for 1.5 million rubles - allegedly to withdraw funds - and wait for the courier.

The suspect was detained on Central Street in the village of Mikhinsky. She said she found a job online because she said she had to transport documents.

A criminal case was initiated under part 4 of article 159 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation. The woman was detained in accordance with Article 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. The maximum penalty under this article is up to 10 years in prison.