Residents of the Pskov region gave about 2 million rubles to fraudsters.

In the Pskov region, several people lost 2 million rubles due to fraudsters. The police carry out a check on every fact.

The victims of the scams were residents of Pskov and Velikiye Luki. According to the Pskov news feed, the scammers contacted the victims by phone or via messengers. They introduced themselves as employees of banks or other organizations and offered to transfer money to secure"accounts.

In some cases, the purchase and sale of goods on popular websites was used for deception.

All the victims have contacted the police, and criminal cases have been initiated.

In Magadan, a 24-year-old woman lost 2.7 million rubles. The scammers convinced the victim to transfer money to "safe" accounts, posing as employees of the tax service and the Gosuslugi portal.

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