In one day, two pensioners fell victim to phone scammers posing as pension fund employees and promising cash payments, prizes, and concert tickets. One woman transferred more than 30 thousand rubles, the other lost 11 thousand after giving her bank card details. Police remind, do not trust calls and messages from strangers, even if they claim to be officials or employees of financial institutions.
In one day, two pensioners fell “on the hook” of fraudsters. The scammers called and, introducing themselves as employees of the pension fund, reported winning money and valuable prizes.A 76-year-old resident of the Leninsky District contacted the duty office and reported that she had transferred more than 30,000 rubles to the criminals.
It was established that an unknown person called the pensioner’s phone and introduced himself as an employee of the PFR. He delivered the good news. The woman was allegedly entitled to a cash payment of 420,000 rubles, intended for sanatorium treatment.
To receive the funds, she only needed to transfer the state duty through the payment system. The trusting pensioner transferred her savings, and the caller’s phone soon became unavailable. This was reported by the press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Police established that the subscriber number of the alleged fraudster was registered in Zabaykalsky Krai.
Another 59-year-old resident of the Kirovsky District lost 11,000 rubles after giving fake pension fund employees her bank card details.
The fraudsters told the Irkutsk woman about a promotion timed to March 8, and also congratulated her on winning a cash benefit and two concert tickets.
Residents of Irkutsk, do not fall for the tricks of fraudsters who may introduce themselves by SMS or phone as anyone, including officials, employees of financial institutions, and so on.