The call from the “polyclinic” turned for the man the loss of 8.3 million rubles
During the conversation, the man called the code from the SMS, after which the interlocutors said that his personal data was at the attackers.
Metropolitan police detained an 18-year-old student suspected of aiding telephone fraudsters. According to the Moscow police, the young man performed the functions of a courier – he took cash and valuables from deceived citizens.
The scheme began with the fact that the resident of the capital called allegedly from the clinic and offered to undergo medical examination. During the conversation, the man called the code from the SMS, after which the interlocutors said that his personal data was at the attackers. Following the instructions of the scammers, the victim handed over money and an expensive wristwatch to the messenger who arrived. The total amount of damage exceeded 8.3 million rubles.
The suspect was detained by operatives of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Veshnyaki district on Krasny Kazanets street. It is established that he handed over the stolen watch to a pawnshop, and transferred the funds together with cash to his accomplice.
On the fact of the incident, a criminal case was initiated under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on fraud. The investigation is ongoing, the police are checking the detainee for involvement in other similar episodes.
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