Moscow analyst loses 75M rubles to phone scammers
A Moscow-based systems analyst was defrauded by phone scammers of over 75 million rubles over two weeks, after being tricked into transferring funds to couriers under false pretenses involving a forged power of attorney and claims of financial danger.
Consensus
- A Moscow-based systems analyst was defrauded of over 75 million rubles by phone scammers.
- Scammers contacted the woman via a messaging app and claimed a power of attorney had been issued in her name for a Ukrainian citizen.
- The woman was convinced her bank accounts were at risk and instructed to withdraw cash and hand it over to couriers.
- She withdrew money from her own accounts and from her husband's company accounts.
- The woman later realized she had been scammed and reported the incident to the police.
- The incident occurred over a period of several days.
Points of divergence
- The victim is a systems analyst from Moscow, and the total loss was 75 million rubles. — vm
- The victim is a systems analyst from Moscow who lost over 75 million rubles, but the case is linked to a separate incident in Novokosino involving a 23-year-old suspect from Chekhov, where the total loss was 8.2 million rubles. — m24
- Another victim, an 18-year-old from the Moscow region, lost 43 million rubles initially and then had a safe broken into, resulting in a total loss of 75 million rubles. — vm
- The police source cited by TASS reported the case, and a 23-year-old from Chekhov was arrested for acting as a courier. — m24
- The scam involved a fake FSB officer and a transfer to 'specialists at the Central Bank'. — riamo
- The scam involved a fake FSB officer who redirected the victim to 'specialists at the Central Bank' and the total loss was 75 million. — vm
- The scam involved a fake building security service calling first, then redirecting to fake officials. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- System analyst from Moscow handed over more than 75 million rubles to scammers in two weeks — РИАМО
- Moscow woman handed over 75 million rubles to couriers of scammers — REN TV — Вечерняя Москва
- In Moscow, a woman handed over more than 75 million rubles to phone scammers — Москва 24