Resident of Lepel received an SMS and soon lost 75 thousand rubles
A 23-year-old resident of Lepel fell victim to fraudsters and lost more than 75 thousand rubles. To do this, the perpetrators used a scheme with a message allegedly from a mobile operator, after which they forced the young man to give up his own savings, take out a loan, and take money from his parents, reports the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the Minsk City Police Department, the young man first received an SMS asking him to update his personal details to renew his mobile service contract. Soon after, he received a phone call from people who introduced themselves as mobile operator employees and offered to resolve the issue over the phone. To do this, they asked him to provide the code from the SMS.
Later, they contacted him via Viber. The unidentified individuals claimed that the young man's personal data had fallen into the hands of fraudsters who were allegedly committing crimes in his name. They intimidated him with potential criminal liability and persuaded him to urgently "declare" all his savings.
The young man collected cash, withdrew funds from his account, and went to Minsk, where he left the money in a place specified by the fraudsters. However, the demands did not stop there: he was forced to take out a loan and take his parents' savings. He also brought these funds to the capital and handed them over to the perpetrators.
After that, the fraudsters began transferring criminally obtained money to his bank card. Following their instructions, the young man withdrew cash from ATMs and delivered it to various addresses across Minsk, leaving packages near public transport stops.
He only suspected deception when the criminals demanded that he pawn his family's gold jewelry. As a result, the resident of Lepel handed over more than 75 thousand rubles in equivalent.
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