In Novosergievsky district, a woman gave fraudsters 5.5 million, believing in a “safe” account

Now, how it happened. A woman called an unknown man and said that they were allegedly trying to withdraw money from her account. To “safe” her savings, he persuaded her to transfer everything to a so-called safe account. Further, according to the standard scheme, the villager withdrew more than 5,570,000 rubles from her bank account and transferred the entire amount to the man. At the bank, she explained the withdrawal by buying an apartment. After receiving money, the interlocutor stopped communicating.

It is worth mentioning the legend separately. The phrase “I want to buy an apartment” is one of the most common scenarios that scammers use so that the bank does not ask unnecessary questions when withdrawing a large amount. This is not a random detail, but part of a worked-out scheme, when the victim is led along steps, prompted by wording and do not give time for reflection.

The $5.5 million is not “lost a little.” For a resident of the village, this is most likely years of savings, and it is not always possible to return them through a criminal case: fraudsters usually act through other people's accounts and quickly withdraw money. Another thing that draws attention is that the scheme with a “safe account” has been working for years, it is constantly warned about, but people continue to get caught. So it’s not just ignorance, but psychological pressure – the caller plays on the fear of losing money and offers “rescue”, and in this state critical thinking is turned off.

And what do you think should stop a person in such a situation, a conversation with relatives, the rule not to withdraw large sums on a call or something else?