Moscow pensioner defrauded of nearly 13M rubles by scam
Moscow, October 17. In Moscow, a pensioner sold his property and handed over savings totaling more than 12.9 million rubles to scammers who convinced him of their help in catching criminals.
Consensus
- An 82-year-old man in Moscow fell victim to a scam.
- Scammers pretended to be law enforcement officials.
- The man was convinced he was helping to catch criminals.
- He withdrew money from bank accounts over 10 days.
- He sold his apartment as part of the scam.
- He transferred the money to couriers working for the scammers.
- The total loss exceeded 12.9 million rubles.
- The case is being monitored by the Nagatinskaya interdistrict prosecutor's office.
- The man was misled into believing he would get his money back.
Points of divergence
- A 61-year-old man from Shchelkovо was previously scammed for 6 million rubles. — vm
- A Moscow pensioner previously bought gold bars worth 8.5 million rubles and handed them to couriers. — vm
- A accomplice who took half a million rubles from the pensioner was arrested and charged, but the money was not found. — vm
- One courier was arrested and charged, and another was sent to pre-trial detention. — vm
- The man sold his apartment and transferred the financial difference to a female courier. — riamo
- The scammer provided a real estate agent's contact and advised buying cheaper property. — vesti
- The man was told to help catch criminals and was convinced by the scammer. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (7 sources)
- Moscow pensioner handed 24 million rubles to scammers on 'safe account' — Вести
- Scammers defrauded a Moscow pensioner of 3.3 million rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- 10 days taking money and selling property: pensioner handed over almost 13 million to scammers — РИАМО
- Moscow pensioner, 'helping catch criminals', handed over almost 13 million rubles to scammers. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Pensioner handed over 12.9 million to scammers, thinking he was "helping" law enforcement — Вести
- In Moscow, a pensioner handed over almost 13 million rubles to scammers, TASS reported in the Moscow prosecutor's office. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Moscow pensioner returned money he transferred to scammers — Вечерняя Москва