Two residents of the Khabarovsk Territory gave 2 million rubles to fraudsters

An investigation is underway in the Khabarovsk Territory into fraud, the victims of which were two residents of the Amur region. They transferred about 2 million rubles to outside accounts.

A 60-year-old local resident said she received a call from a stranger on behalf of her employer. He stated that the scammers were allegedly making loans to the woman in several banks. The victim took out a loan and transferred more than 1 million rubles to the specified account. This is reported by IA AmurMedia.

The fraudsters communicated with the 69-year-old woman on behalf of the bank. They convinced the victim that suspicious activity was registered on her accounts. The pensioner transferred 850 thousand rubles to outside accounts.

A criminal case has been opened on each fact.

In the Sakhalin region, a 70-year-old woman and her husband became victims of scams. They transferred 3 million rubles to outside accounts.