A resident of the Tula region gave more than 3 million rubles to fraudsters.

A resident of Novomoskovsk (Tula region) lost more than 3 million rubles due to fraudsters. A criminal case has been opened on this fact.

According to the 72-year-old man, he was contacted by a stranger who introduced himself as a law enforcement officer. He convinced the pensioner to transfer the savings, ostensibly for security. This is reported by TSN24.

The criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud").

In Chita, a man lost 1.2 million rubles due to fraudsters. The victim was convinced that his data from his personal account on the Gosuslugi portal had allegedly been stolen, and he agreed to transfer his savings to a "secure" account.