Scammers Target Pensioners with Fake Police and Utility Ruse
Associate Professor Shcherbachenko of FinUniversity warned about a scheme for selling apartments to pensioners.
Consensus
- Mothers are being targeted by a scam involving fake utility workers and police officers.
- The scam involves tricking pensioners into falsely selling their apartments.
- The scam uses multiple stages, starting with a call from a fake utility worker.
- The fake utility worker asks for a code from an SMS.
- A second fake official, posing as a digital security expert, warns of credit and property risks.
- A third fake official, posing as a police officer, claims the pensioner must sell their apartment to protect it.
- The scam is designed to make the victim believe they are helping law enforcement.
- Experts warn that no official would ask for SMS codes or request property transfers over the phone.
- Victims are advised to hang up and contact family or official services directly.
Points of divergence
- The scam can last for weeks. — riamo
- The fake police officer claims the pensioner has already been caught in a scam and that loans and third-party ownership are being established. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russians warned about fraudulent scheme involving payment for the Day of the Elderly — Вести
- Associate Professor of Finance University Shcherbachenko warned about a scheme for selling apartments to pensioners — РИАМО
- Expert told about a new scheme of scammers aimed at pensioners — Вести