A pensioner from Chistopol gave a courier over a million rubles, believing a false call from the "prosecutor's office."

      A man lost over a million rubles after following the instructions of unknown individuals who introduced themselves as prosecutors and lawyers. The victim of the phone scammers was a 76-year-old resident of Chistopol. The man lost over a million rubles after he followed the instructions of unknown individuals who claimed to be prosecutors and lawyers. It all started with a call to his landline. The caller identified himself as a prosecutor and informed that a general power of attorney had allegedly been issued in the pensioner's name to some citizen who was trying to transfer funds from his bank accounts. This news caused panic in the elderly man — a large sum of money was in his savings account. The frightened pensioner immediately told the caller about his savings. The caller offered two options: either block the accounts for three years or immediately withdraw all savings and declare them. Soon, a woman who introduced herself as a lawyer contacted the man. She assured the pensioner that she would help him save his money and strongly advised him to close the account immediately and withdraw the savings. At the same time, she categorically forbade him from telling the bank employees the true reason for closing the account, explaining this by the possible involvement of the bank in fraudulent schemes. According to her, for verification and declaration, the money had to be handed over to their specialist, who would arrive shortly. The pensioner, under continuous phone control from the criminals, went to the bank, withdrew 1,000,025 rubles, and handed it over to a courier who was already waiting for him at home. The courier left a receipt for the funds and assured the pensioner that the money would be returned in a few days. Only the next day, realizing that he had become a victim of fraud, the man contacted the police. A criminal case has been initiated under the article "Fraud" by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Chistopol district. The Chistopol police once again urge citizens to be vigilant: law enforcement and bank employees never call demanding to immediately withdraw money, transfer it to "safe accounts," or hand it over to couriers. If such calls are received, it is necessary to immediately terminate the conversation and independently call the bank or the police.