Fraudsters stole 48 million rubles from a pensioner under the guise of replacing an account

Fraudsters stole more than 48 million rubles from a 70-year-old pensioner under the guise of replacing a bank account. This was reported on December 6 in the Telegram channel of the Moscow Prosecutor's office.

"The scammers managed to convince the man of the need to carry out a "bank account replacement operation" in order to save his savings," the agency said in a statement.

According to investigators, the pensioner first received a call from alleged social security personnel, then a call came to his number from a false law enforcement officer, who, in turn, told about the investigation of the criminal case. It is noted that the attacker intimidated the pensioner by sending documents in a messenger, after which he signed a "non-disclosure agreement" and agreed to receive a "secret mobile phone" for constant communication.

The pensioner withdrew funds from family accounts, and also took additional finances from home to transfer them allegedly to agents who provided "passwords" and brought documents allegedly about accepting funds, the department said.

The total amount stolen exceeded 48.7 million rubles.

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