An elderly couple from Sterlitamak, Bashkiria, received fake money as part of their pension payments for several months. They never checked the banknotes they were given, instead saving them for future use. The scam came to light only when the husband tried to pay his utility bills one day. Officials discovered that 201,000 rubles out of their total 298,000 rubles collected over six months were counterfeit bills from a novelty bank.
Law enforcement investigated the case for half a year before unexpectedly halting their work on it. The stress from this fraud severely affected the elderly man's health, causing him to suffer a stroke that paralyzed half his body. The couple's grandson shared their story with media outlets, including the Mash Batash Telegram channel. This incident follows another case where scammers cheated an elderly professor in St. Petersburg out of five million rubles.
Law enforcement investigated the case for half a year before unexpectedly halting their work on it. The stress from this fraud severely affected the elderly man's health, causing him to suffer a stroke that paralyzed half his body. The couple's grandson shared their story with media outlets, including the Mash Batash Telegram channel. This incident follows another case where scammers cheated an elderly professor in St. Petersburg out of five million rubles.
