A pensioner from Khimki handed over 2.3 million rubles to a courier… (мошенник · пенсионерка · курьер)
A pensioner from Khimki handed over 2.3 million rubles to a courier of scammers: who was detained, the status of the case. After threatening the pensioner with criminal prosecution, a fraudster posing as an employee of law enforcement convinced the victim to place her savings in a 'special treasury vault'.
Consensus
- A 74-year-old woman in Moscow was defrauded by phone scammers.
- The scam involved impersonating law enforcement officials who threatened her with criminal prosecution.
- Mothers were instructed to transfer their savings into a 'special treasury cell' via couriers.
- The victim withdrew money from bank accounts over the course of a week and handed it to couriers.
- The total loss amounted to more than 34.5 million rubles.
- The case is under investigation by Tushinskaya interdistrict prosecutor's office.
Points of divergence
- A separate incident involving a 77-year-old woman from Khimki, Moscow Oblast, who lost over 2.3 million rubles to couriers working for fraudsters was reported; an foreign courier was arrested and charged. — vm
- Another case in Moscow involved a 65-year-old woman who lost over 12 million rubles, with one courier detained and criminal charges filed against a 65-year-old man. — vm
- The scam began when the victim received a message about an outstanding debt and clicked on a link leading to her 'Gosuslugi' account, after which she was contacted by fraudsters posing as specialists. — m24
Coverage (7 sources)
- Elderly woman from Khimki handed over 2.3 million rubles to a courier of scammers: who was detained and the case status — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow Pensioner Lost 34.5 Million Rubles to Couriers Due to Fake Debt and Loans — РИАМО
- Moscow Pensioner Lost About 35 Million Rubles to Scammers — Вести
- 74-year-old Moscow resident handed over 34.5 million rubles to scammers after a video call with a 'law enforcement officer' — Первый Московский
- Krasnoyarsk pensioner defrauded by fake law enforcement officers of 9.8 million rubles — Вести
- Phone scammers defrauded a 74-year-old Moscow woman of over 34.5 million rubles — Москва 24
- Elderly woman from Balashikha defrauded of 1.1 million rubles: who was arrested and the case status — Вечерняя Москва