Man defrauded of 11.5M rubles in Gosuslugi scam
The victim handed over money and went to a bank, where staff informed him at the time of applying for a loan secured by an apartment that he had become a victim of scammers, after which the victim turned to the police.
Consensus
- A 53-year-old man from Lobny, Moscow Oblast, was targeted in a scam.
- Scammers claimed his Gosuslugi account had been hacked.
- The victim was told that money from his account was being used to finance the Ukrainian military.
- He was instructed to take out a loan and transfer the funds to a courier.
- The victim went to a bank to apply for a loan, where staff warned him he was being scammed.
- He then reported the incident to the police.
- A courier was arrested in connection with the scam.
- An investigation was launched, and a criminal case was opened against the courier.
Points of divergence
- The courier is a woman from Moscow who will be under restrictions during the investigation. — vm
- A 29-year-old woman from Moscow was previously defrauded of 9.7 million rubles, and one suspect was detained. — vm
- A criminal case was opened against a woman from St. Petersburg. — vm
- The detained courier was released under a promise not to leave the city. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Scammers defrauded a resident of Lobnya in the Moscow region of 11.5 million rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- In Lobnya, a courier for fraudsters was detained who swindled a man out of 11.5 million rubles — Вести