In Minsk, the director of one of the capital’s organizations fell victim to telephone scammers, reports MIA.
The fraudster called the victim on a personal number, posing as a law enforcement officer. He said that they were allegedly trying to take out a loan in her name. After that, a girl who called herself an employee of the National Bank joined the dialogue. For persuasiveness, the director of the capital company was even sent a photo of the “certificate”.
After the victim was offered to transfer money to a “safe account”. The woman transferred almost 10 thousand rubles to the account indicated by them. After that, the swindlers offered to insure the organization’s money and transfer it to the accounts of individuals, allegedly used as bank insurance cells. The Minsker believed and transferred 900,000 rubles from the company’s account.
In addition, the victim sent 100 thousand rubles from a virtual card, which she issued online. Two more cards of 100 thousand each on behalf of the woman were issued by the scammers themselves.
A criminal case has been initiated into the incident. An investigation is underway.
