Scammers have come up with a new, reputable organization they can call from
A 70-year-old resident of the capital turned to the police after becoming a victim of phone scammers, reports the Telegram channel "Minsk Police".
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The woman received a call from unknown individuals who introduced themselves as employees of the pension fund and reported an error in pension calculation. Under the guise of clarifying data, they convinced the pensioner to provide her passport details and then dictate an SMS code.
Some time later, she received another call in a messenger from a different man who introduced himself as an employee of the DFI (Department of Financial Investigations). He stated that the woman's details had allegedly been used by scammers to open an account and transfer money for criminal purposes.
The pensioner was intimidated with criminal liability and a search, after which she was persuaded to "declare" all her savings.
The woman handed over more than 17 thousand dollars to the courier, saying the code phrase "peony".
Detectives identified and detained a 17-year-old student. Following instructions from his handlers, he took the money from the victim and left the bundle in a hiding spot in the Pervomaisky district. However, by the time the police arrived, the money was no longer there.
The teenager himself had previously fallen victim to a similar scheme and acted under pressure from fake law enforcement officers.
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