Residents of the Irkutsk region gave 16.6 million rubles to fraudsters

Over the past weekend, 19 residents of the Irkutsk Region suffered because of fraudsters. The total damage exceeded 16.6 million roubles.

The largest sum was transferred to unauthorized accounts by a 50-year-old resident of Irkutsk. She received an offer to receive income from the purchase and sale of shares in a gas production company. In the course of communication with the false broker the victim transferred 5.5 million rubles. This is reported by IA IrkutskMedia.

In Irkutsk district, a 59-year-old machinist transferred 1.3 million rubles to a "safe" account. In Cheremkhov, a student responded to a "part-time job offer" and lost 200 thousand rubles.

The police emphasized that investment fraud schemes remain the most common. Citizens agree to invest money in shares and cryptocurrency. Schemes of deception in the sale of goods and services also remain popular.

Last week the police opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud, the victim of which was a pensioner in Magadan. The swindlers convinced the victim that a general power of attorney was allegedly registered in her name, which allowed a person from an unfriendly state to dispose of her finances and property. The woman sold her apartment and transferred 17 million roubles to the "safe" account.