Teen tricked into handing over $2M in valuables
A 16-year-old boy in Moscow was tricked by fraudsters into opening his grandfather's safe, leading to the theft of gold, luxury watches, and cash worth $2 million. The perpetrators, posing as officials, used fake credentials and threats to manipulate the teen into handing over the valuables to a woman near a pond.
Consensus
- A 16-year-old schoolboy was deceived by fraudsters.
- The fraudsters pretended to be from a clinic and asked for a code related to 'Gosuslugi'.
- The boy was shown fake IDs and accused of financing terrorism during a Zoom call.
- The fraudsters made the boy sign a non-disclosure declaration.
- The fraudsters learned about valuables stored in the boy's grandfather's home in the Moscow region.
- The boy's grandfather had traveled to Turkey.
- The boy invited two 'agents' to his grandfather's home in the Moscow region at night.
- The agents used a grinder to open the safe.
- Gold, luxury watches, and money worth $2 million were placed in a backpack.
- The boy handed the backpack to a woman near a pond the next morning.
- The boy deleted all messages in Telegram and Zoom after the transfer.
- An investigation was opened into the incident.
Points of divergence
- The total damage amounted to approximately $2 million. — riamo
- The fraudsters previously defrauded an 18-year-old in the Moscow region on July 28, resulting in a loss of 43 million rubles, with a total damage of 75 million rubles from their crimes. — vm
- The father of the boy said the perpetrators were recently caught and should be brought in for questioning. — riamo
- The father of the boy said the perpetrators had been recently arrested. — vesti
- The father of the boy said he is waiting for results from the interrogation and hopes the stolen items were not transferred to the fraudsters' accounts. — vm
- The father of the boy said he expects the perpetrators will be brought in for questioning. — riamo
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Moscow, a schoolboy cut open a safe and handed valuables worth $2 million to scammers — РИАМО
- Teenage boy sawed his grandfather's safe and handed 2 million dollars to scammers — Вести
- Boy in Moscow Region cut open grandfather's safe and gave two million dollars to scammers — Вечерняя Москва