A 78-year-old woman from Petrogradsky district lost her life savings to phone criminals. Thieves called the retired person and scared her about her money being unsafe. They told her she needed to move all funds to protect them from danger. The scared woman believed their lies and went to her bank immediately. She took out 15 thousand dollars and 14 thousand euros from her account.
Criminals sent someone to collect the cash from the elderly victim. The woman met this messenger inside her apartment building entrance area. She handed over all the foreign currency without asking questions. The pickup person disappeared after receiving the valuable money. The total stolen amount reached about 2.5 million rubles worth of savings.
The retired woman figured out the truth after losing everything. She understood that crooks had tricked her into giving away her money. Police received her report about the crime that same day. The victim described what the courier looked like to help catch them. Officers opened a criminal investigation to find the people responsible.
Criminals sent someone to collect the cash from the elderly victim. The woman met this messenger inside her apartment building entrance area. She handed over all the foreign currency without asking questions. The pickup person disappeared after receiving the valuable money. The total stolen amount reached about 2.5 million rubles worth of savings.
The retired woman figured out the truth after losing everything. She understood that crooks had tricked her into giving away her money. Police received her report about the crime that same day. The victim described what the courier looked like to help catch them. Officers opened a criminal investigation to find the people responsible.
