In Minsk for a week recorded three cases of fraud in car rental

Over the past week, three residents of the capital became victims of deception when trying to rent a car through messengers, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” with reference to the Telegram channel “Minsk Police”.

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According to the victims, they found ads for renting cars of popular brands (Tesla, Volkswagen, Mazda) at low prices in thematic chats. It is noteworthy that the prerequisite for booking was prepayment.

In the first case, a 22-year-old taxi driver transferred 100 BYN to scammers for renting a Tesla. Then the swindler, under false pretexts, demanded another $50. Having been refused, he promised to return the advance payment and requested the details of the victim's bank card for this. However, the money did not come to the guy, and the connection with the “lessor” was cut off.

According to a similar scheme, two more Minsk residents were injured. The 23-year-old gave 150 BYN for a Volkswagen lease, while the 33-year-old gave 180 BYN for a Mazda. After receiving the money, the scammers ignored or blocked the interlocutors, or openly stated that they were not going to return the funds.

According to these facts, criminal cases have been initiated.

The police urge citizens to observe precautions when renting a car:

do not transfer funds to strangers before a personal meeting, inspection of the car and the conclusion of a rental agreement;

check information about the landlord and do not trust dubious ads with an understated cost of services;

Never transfer your bank card details (including SMS codes and full details) to third parties.