In Moscow, a pensioner transferred more than 20 million rubles to fraudsters and lost her apartment.

In Moscow, a pensioner trusted scammers and lost her apartment and more than 20 million rubles in a few months as a result of a multi-way fraudulent scheme. This was announced on July 21 by a source of Izvestia.

It is noted that in April of this year, a 74-year-old Muscovite answered a call from a stranger who introduced himself as an employee of Rosfinmonitoring. On his instructions, the woman withdrew 1 million rubles from the account, which she transferred to unknown persons in an attempt to protect herself from a "fraudulent attack."

"In the period from April to June, jewelry worth 850 thousand rubles was stolen from a pensioner. At the same time, the scammers organized the sale of her apartment for 18.4 million rubles, explaining that it was part of some kind of "FSB operation," the source said.

Fake persons were involved in what was happening, including a fake realtor. Over the next month, the Muscovite transferred 498,000 rubles to the fraudsters and transferred more than 17.9 million rubles in cash.

A criminal case has been opened into the incident.

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On July 3, fraudsters in Moscow, under the pretext of communicating with a former employer, were able to convince a pensioner to transfer 11 million rubles to them. It is reported that the 70-year-old Muscovite was contacted by the deputy CEO of the company where she previously worked. Then, allegedly, law enforcement officers reported that personal data had been leaked and they were trying to steal her money.