Scammers convinced a pensioner to buy gold worth 30 million rubles… (мошенник · золото · убедить)
Scammers convinced a pensioner to buy gold worth 30 million rubles at a bank and hand it over to them. A 59-year-old man from Moscow turned himself in to the police.
Consensus
- The pensioner from Moscow was deceived by fraudsters into purchasing gold worth approximately 30 million rubles.
- The victim bought the gold in a bank and handed it over to a female courier.
- A 21-year-old woman from Moscow, acting as a courier, was arrested.
- The suspect admitted to hiding the gold in a secret cache.
- An investigation is underway to identify those who coordinated her actions.
- An official case has been opened against the suspect.
Points of divergence
- The total value of the gold was over 30 million 600 thousand rubles, and the weight was 2.5 kilograms. — vm
- A separate incident involving a different victim occurred earlier: a 26-year-old man from Moscow handed over gold worth 13.3 million rubles to the same courier, along with cash. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Scammers convinced pensioner to buy gold worth 30 million rubles in a bank and hand it over to them, reported by TASS from the Ministry of Internal Affairs — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Scammers convinced a pensioner to buy gold worth 30 million rubles in a bank and hand it over to them. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Scammers received gold bars worth 30 million rubles from a Moscow pensioner — Вечерняя Москва