88-year-old pensioner from Pachelm district gave fraudsters 300 thousand

In the MIA of Russia in the Pachelm district appealed 88-year-old pensioner. A stranger called her, introduced himself as an employee of the security service and stated that she was allegedly accused of financing extremist activities. According to him, from the accounts of women are transfers in support of extremist organizations.

The stranger convinced the pensioner to transfer all the money to a "safe account" and said a courier would come for them. The woman collected 300 thousand rubles, put in a package and handed over to a stranger near the house.

When the scammers stopped communicating, she realized that she had been cheated and went to the police. A criminal case was initiated under part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud on a large scale. The maximum penalty is up to six years in prison.