Minsk resident received a call from the "pension fund" — he sold his apartment and lost 250 thousand rubles
A 78-year-old resident of Minsk became a victim of fraudsters who contacted him several times under the guise of state employees.
First, the pensioner received a call from a girl who identified herself as an employee of the pension fund. She said she was checking accruals and asked for passport details.
The man had indeed encountered problems when confirming his work experience due to lost documents and the liquidation of the organization he worked for. Therefore, the call did not arouse his suspicions.
On the same day, he received a call from a person who introduced himself as an employee of the KGB. He stated that a banned organization was allegedly being financed on behalf of the pensioner, and therefore the man became a suspect and his home would be searched.
To "save" his savings, the pensioner was offered to transfer the money to the National Bank for declaration. The frightened man gathered all his savings and left them at the specified location behind a public transport stop in the Minsk district. He was forbidden to tell anyone about what was happening.
But the scheme didn't end there.
Later, another "law enforcement officer" contacted the pensioner via video call, this time identifying himself as an employee of the financial police. He informed him about a special operation to apprehend fraudsters and convinced the man to sell his apartment.
According to the fake law enforcement officer, the housing had to be sold to the criminals in order to apprehend them with evidence of the crime. Two strangers came to the pensioner and helped him gather documents for the transaction.
After selling the apartment, the man received the money and, following the instructions of the perpetrators, packed the cash into a black bag. A courier then picked them up. The pensioner was explained that the money would serve as material evidence, and that after the criminals were caught, both the apartment and the funds would be returned to him.
After some time, the man was informed that the perpetrators had allegedly been apprehended, and that his property would soon be returned. After this, contact with him ceased.
Realizing he had been scammed, the pensioner contacted the police. The total amount of damage exceeded 250 thousand rubles. A criminal case has been initiated.
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