In Irkutsk, police are searching for a fraudster who, posing as a longtime business partner, tricked an office on Mayakovsky Street into giving her 85 thousand rubles at a quick loan office. The scammer staged a phone call with management, after which the cashier handed her cash, and surveillance cameras recorded her face. Law enforcement warns that the offender may use this scheme again and asks to report any information about her.
The Irkutsk police are searching for a fraudster who stole a large sum of money from a quick-loan office on Mayakovsky Street in the Sverdlovsky District of the city.According to preliminary information, the woman who entered the office introduced herself as a long-time business partner of the company’s management.
In the presence of the loan officer, she began conducting phone negotiations supposedly with her employer.
As a result, another person on the line allegedly gave instructions to hand over the cash on hand to the client for the delivery of equipment.
Believing the swindler’s word, the girl took 85,000 rubles from the cash register and handed them over.
Investigators seized footage from surveillance cameras that captured the face of the suspected criminal.
As reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Irkutsk, law enforcement officers are searching for her.
The police believe that the fraudster may continue her schemes and again use a similar deception method.
Citizens who have information about the suspect’s identity are asked to contact the following numbers: 8 (3952) 41-11-64, 8 (3952) 21-68-05, 02 or 102.