A resident of Bashkiria became a defendant in the criminal case of fraud near Tula

In Efremov, Tula region 74-year-old pensioner became a victim of phone scams. A stranger called her and under the pretext of “declaring funds” persuaded her to give her savings – the woman handed over 700 thousand rubles to a young girl right outside her house.

In fact, the incident opened a criminal case under the article “Fraud on a large scale”.

During the operation, the police identified the person who took the money. She was a 22-year-old unemployed resident of the Republic of Bashkortostan, who previously had no problems with the law. In relation to the suspect, a preventive measure was chosen in the form of a subscription not to leave. Investigative actions are currently underway.

Earlier, MK in Tula reported about a pensioner from Plava district, who lost more than 4.28 million rubles. In the summer, unknown for a month and a half communicated with a 76-year-old woman in the messenger and convinced her to transfer all her savings. She withdrew 4,283,922 rubles, went to Moscow and personally gave the money to a stranger.