A couple of pensioners in Moscow were defrauded of over 27 million… (пенсионер · мошенник · деньга)
A couple of pensioners in Moscow were defrauded of over 27 million rubles by scammers who impersonated financial officials and used a scheme involving fake checks, sealed boxes with non-existent money, and instructions to transfer funds via couriers. The fraud involved repeated calls over ten days and the use of fabricated threats related to unauthorized access to their 'Gosuslugi' accounts.
Consensus
- The victims were a married couple of pensioners in Moscow.
- They received an SMS about unauthorized access to their 'Gosuslugi' account.
- They called a number provided in the message and were connected to a scammer posing as a financial official.
- Scammers claimed that a power of attorney had been issued for international money transfers from the victim's accounts.
- The victims were instructed to transfer funds from bank accounts and home savings to couriers.
- The fraud lasted for 10 days, during which the victims followed instructions given by scammers via phone calls.
- Scammers sent a sealed box containing nothing, claiming it held new currency that must not be opened due to 'ink dispersion'.
- The total amount defrauded was reported as 27.2 million rubles across multiple sources.
- The Ostaninskaya inter-district prosecutor's office is investigating the case.
Points of divergence
- A separate incident occurred in Vidnoye, where a single pensioner was defrauded of over one million rubles by scammers posing as military prosecutors. A 28-year-old man from Kazan was arrested and charged. — vm
- A Moscow pensioner and his partner lost 298 million rubles, with the man being under control for a month; he withdrew money from multiple banks, bought gold coins and bars, and handed them to couriers. The case involved more than just the couple. — vedomosti
- A previous case in Naro-Fominsk resulted in a 3.8 million ruble theft, with an accomplice sentenced to four years in prison after taking 1.1 million from the victim. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Scammers defraud a pensioner from Vidnoe of over one million rubles: who was arrested and what scheme did the fraudsters use? — Вечерняя Москва
- A pair of Moscow pensioners transferred 27.2 million rubles to scammers in a week — Вечерняя Москва
- In Moscow, an elderly couple handed over 27 million rubles to scammers — Ведомости
- Over 27 million rubles for a box: scammers defraud Moscow pensioners — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- A couple of pensioners handed over more than 27 million rubles to scammers — Вести