A resident of Primorye gave more than 2.5 million rubles to fraudsters.

The police are conducting an investigation into fraud, as a result of which a resident of the Border District of Primorsky Krai was injured. The woman lost more than 2.5 million rubles.

According to the victim, she received a message from a stranger about a suspicious money transfer. The interlocutor convinced a resident of Primorye that her money had allegedly been deposited into the account of a citizen suspected of extremism. Then the victim began receiving calls from "Central Bank employees." They convinced the woman to transfer the savings to a "secure" account, writes IA PrimaMedia.

The victim transferred money for several days. The fraud was stopped after the son overheard the woman's conversation on the phone.

A criminal case has been opened.

In the Irkutsk region, a pensioner gave a fraudster about 10 million rubles. The woman trusted a stranger who offered to earn income on investments.

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