A pensioner from Almetyevsk transferred 41 million rubles to scammers.

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      A pensioner from Almetyevsk transferred 41 million rubles to scammers

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

       According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan, a 76-year-old pensioner was deceived by scammers who convinced her that criminals wanted to steal her money. The resident of Almetyevsk became a victim of a large-scale fraudulent scheme, losing more than 40 million rubles in two weeks. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan, it all started with a phone call at the end of July: the caller introduced himself as an employee of one of the marketplaces, informed her about a delivery in her name, and asked her to dictate a code from an SMS. Soon there was another call – supposedly from Rosfinmonitoring. The scammers detailed the previous conversation, increasing trust, and presented a fake power of attorney for a foreigner, issued in her name. According to the fake document, the "foreigner" attempted to sell shares worth 18 million rubles, and the pensioner was threatened with criminal charges, scaring her with alleged complicity. Under pressure, the woman transferred dividends from the shares to the scammers, and then sold the securities themselves. Following the instructions of the "curators," she personally handed over money to unknown individuals three times, first photographing the banknotes and placing them in a black bag. In total, about 39 million rubles were transferred this way. But that was not the end. The criminals informed her that a loan of 5 million rubles had already been issued in her name, demanding that she urgently take out another loan secured by her car. The pensioner sold her car for 800 thousand rubles and transferred that money to the scammers. Only the next day, trying to contact the "FSB employee," did the woman realize she had been deceived. According to the press service of the Almetyevsk Department of Internal Affairs, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud"). Previously, during five days of communication with the scammers, the pensioner transferred various couriers 200 thousand dollars, 20 thousand euros, 4 million rubles, and 5 kilograms of gold.

       Arina Mikhaylova

      

      

      

      

      

       Published: 14.08.2025 15:08

       Edited: 14.08.2025 15:08