Voronezh pensioner lost 1.27 million rubles because of the “early tulip”
According to investigators, in the last days of April, an elderly woman 79 years old received a call from persons who called themselves FSB officers
In Lipetsk, criminal investigation officers detained a 19-year-old girl who is suspected of working as a courier for telephone scammers. This was reported in the MIA of Russia in the Verkhnemamonsky district.
According to investigators, in the last days of April, an elderly woman of 79 years received a call from persons who called themselves FSB officers. The officials said her money could be used to fund terrorism and suggested that her savings be “checked.” Believing in this, the pensioner packed the cash in a dark bag and gave it to the girl who arrived. To confirm the identity, the courier uttered the code word “early tulip”. The amount of transferred funds amounted to 1,270,000 rubles.
Only after a while, the woman realized that she had been deceived and appealed to law enforcement agencies.
On this fact, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The defendant was chosen a measure of restraint in the form of house arrest. The sanction of the article provides for punishment up to 10 years of imprisonment.
