A resident of Ussuriysk gave almost 3 million rubles to fraudsters.

The police in Ussuriysk (Primorsky Krai) are conducting an investigation into remote fraud. A local resident lost almost 3 million rubles.

According to the 52-year-old woman, the scammers posed as law enforcement officers. According to their instructions, the victim transferred a large sum to outside accounts. This is reported by IA PrimaMedia.

A criminal case has been opened on this fact. The investigation has been placed under special control of the Prosecutor's Office.

In Moscow, a 76-year-old pensioner gave more than 6 million rubles to fraudsters. The elderly woman believed that she was communicating with an investigator from the cyber police.