In Astrakhan, a false lawyer deceived a pensioner for 50 thousand rubles

In the Kirov district of Astrakhan, a pensioner lost 50 thousand rubles, trusting a man who offered him legal services. The elderly man gave the money in cash, but later turned to the police with a statement of theft.

The victim, a man born in 1959, told police that the unknown person received money from him under the pretext of providing legal assistance. What services promised the alleged fraudster, the police report is not specified.

Criminal investigation officers during the duty day established the identity of the man who may be involved in the incident. He was a local resident born in 1986.

According to police, the man confessed to what he had done. A procedural review is currently under way, the results of which will be further decided. Information on the return of the stolen 50 thousand rubles to the pensioner is not yet available.