Three Tambovchanka transferred fraudsters almost 5.7 million rubles

Employees of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city of Tambov revealed facts of fraudulent actions against residents of the regional center. The scammers acted under the pretext of declaring funds and used standard schemes with modern technologies.

According to preliminary checks, the first victim was a 54-year-old woman. Through a mobile application in a smartphone, she was contacted by an unknown person who introduced himself as an employee of a social institution. Under the pretext of keeping savings in a bank account, he convinced a woman to transfer money through an ATM to an allegedly "safe" account. According to the same scheme cheated and her friend pensioner, who followed the advice of a friend.

In late October - early November, fraudsters several times received large sums from the victims: a 54-year-old woman transferred 2 million 800 thousand rubles, and a pensioner - 1 million 100 thousand rubles. After that, the scammers stopped contacting, and the victims appealed to the police.

Another victim under a similar scheme was a 72-year-old pensioner. She transferred to a “safe” account one million 788 thousand rubles, some of which took on credit. The investigation is being conducted by the police department No. 1 in Tambov.

On all facts, criminal cases were initiated under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud”. The perpetrators face imprisonment for up to 10 years with a fine of up to 1 million rubles. Currently, the police conduct operational-search activities and investigative actions to identify the persons involved and identify other episodes of illegal activity.