A resident of Moscow gave almost a million rubles to an unfamiliar man who asked take money for gasoline for a trip to Abkhazia.
This is reported by the Telegram channel SHOT.
According to the channel, the woman was walking home when a car stopped next to her, inside of which was an unfamiliar driver and his son. During the conversation, the stranger asked the woman for a loan of 30 thousand rubles. He said that he was engaged in driving cars, but in Russia he faced unplanned expenses and now he cannot leave with a child for Abkhazia.
The Muscovite transferred money to the man, after which he asked for another 150 thousand rubles for a toll road. The woman transferred the required amount to him, and then withdrew another 500 thousand rubles in cash from the bank and gave it to the man.
The next day, the stranger contacted the woman again to ask for a loan of another 280 thousand rubles. According to him, this amount was demanded by the customs officers, who refused to let him out of the country. The Muscovite again transferred the requested amount to him, after which the connection with the attacker was cut off. The woman wrote a statement to the police about fraud.
Previously employees police in St. Petersburg, a telephone fraudster was detained, who lured money from regional officials. The attacker imitated the voice of representatives of higher federal departments and asked for money in debt.
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