Courier of telephone fraudsters was detained in Krasnogorsk

Law enforcement officers detained a courier of telephone fraudsters who stole 1.5 million rubles from a pensioner in Krasnogorsk. This was reported on May 19 in the press service of the main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Moscow region.

"Employees of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Krasnogorsk city district detained in Moscow a previously convicted 44-year-old resident of Novosibirsk, suspected of fraud," the department's Telegram channel said.

It is specified that a man called a 75-year-old local resident, he introduced himself as an employee of a medical institution and informed her about the need for medical examination. During the conversation, the person involved asked the interlocutor to name the code that was sent to her in an SMS.

Later that day, she was allegedly contacted by law enforcement officers and Rosfinmonitoring. The attackers convinced the pensioner that an unknown person had come to the bank with a power of attorney on her behalf and tried to withdraw money from her bank accounts. According to them, they were able to suspend the operation, but now the woman needs to withdraw all funds and give them to an employee to place on a "secure account." According to the press service of the department, the pensioner handed over 1.5 million rubles to the man.

The investigators opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In addition, law enforcement officers detained an attacker who acted as a courier. The man took the money, transferred it, or transferred it to the employer through front persons, while keeping a percentage for himself.

The defendant was taken into custody. Investigators continue to identify accomplices in the crime.

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