The Zavodsky (Minsk) district Department of the Investigative Committee establishes the circumstances of large-scale theft of property by modifying computer information.
According to the case file, a 73-year-old resident of the capital received a call. The woman introduced herself as a mobile operator and said that using the pensioner's passport data, dubious monetary transactions were being conducted abroad. To block access to card accounts, the employee recommended installing a special mobile app. The Minsk resident followed the advice and downloaded a remote access program.
During the conversation, the kind consultant asked about the availability of currency in the elderly woman. Without a shadow of a doubt, the victim said that she was collecting money, then informants informed her about the illegality of storing foreign banknotes without a corresponding declaration.
After some time, a man called a confused Minsk resident, introducing himself as an employee of the law enforcement agency. He argued that an elderly woman is legally obliged to declare the currency, otherwise her hard-earned $ 6,700 will be confiscated. To make it more convincing, the persistent man contacted the pensioner via video link, where he showed his ID card. There were no more reasons for suspicion, and the frightened victim credited the collected amount to the card account.
After the transaction, the woman decided to check her card balance. The mist fell from her eyes when she saw that there was no money in the account. The pensioner realized that she had become another victim of scammers.
As a result, phone scammers took possession of the Minsk resident's funds totaling more than 21,000 Belarusian rubles.
During the interrogation, the victim explained that she began to guess about the deception. However, the false guardian's threats confused her, and she was simply afraid for her money.
Zavodsky (Minsk) district Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 212 (theft of property by modifying computer information, committed on a large scale). Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Investigators, in cooperation with police officers, identify persons involved in the commission of a crime.
According to the case file, a 73-year-old resident of the capital received a call. The woman introduced herself as a mobile operator and said that using the pensioner's passport data, dubious monetary transactions were being conducted abroad. To block access to card accounts, the employee recommended installing a special mobile app. The Minsk resident followed the advice and downloaded a remote access program.
During the conversation, the kind consultant asked about the availability of currency in the elderly woman. Without a shadow of a doubt, the victim said that she was collecting money, then informants informed her about the illegality of storing foreign banknotes without a corresponding declaration.
After some time, a man called a confused Minsk resident, introducing himself as an employee of the law enforcement agency. He argued that an elderly woman is legally obliged to declare the currency, otherwise her hard-earned $ 6,700 will be confiscated. To make it more convincing, the persistent man contacted the pensioner via video link, where he showed his ID card. There were no more reasons for suspicion, and the frightened victim credited the collected amount to the card account.
After the transaction, the woman decided to check her card balance. The mist fell from her eyes when she saw that there was no money in the account. The pensioner realized that she had become another victim of scammers.
As a result, phone scammers took possession of the Minsk resident's funds totaling more than 21,000 Belarusian rubles.
During the interrogation, the victim explained that she began to guess about the deception. However, the false guardian's threats confused her, and she was simply afraid for her money.
Zavodsky (Minsk) district Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 212 (theft of property by modifying computer information, committed on a large scale). Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Investigators, in cooperation with police officers, identify persons involved in the commission of a crime.
