Sakhalin resident lost 1.7 million rubles due to "flower delivery"

In Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the police are conducting an investigation into fraud, the victim of which was a 52-year-old woman. The victim lost 1.7 million rubles.

According to the woman, she received a call from a stranger who introduced himself as a flower delivery courier. He stated that to receive an order, it is allegedly required to dictate a code from an SMS message. Then the victim was contacted by a stranger who allegedly represented Roskomnadzor. He announced the blocking of Sakhalinka's account on the Gosuslugi portal and the issuance of a power of attorney for her to manage property and bank accounts, SakhalinMedia news agency writes.

The conman convinced the victim that she should apply for a loan and transfer funds to an outside account.

Over the weekend, Sakhalin residents lost about 4 million rubles due to fraudsters.

In Primorsky Krai, a pensioner lost more than 1.5 million rubles due to fraudsters. The victim expected to receive income from investments.