26-year-old Minsk resident took out two loans and used personal savings to make 23 transfers to fraudsters' accounts
He received a call in a messenger from alleged Belpochta employees who informed him about a registered letter that had arrived in his name, reports "Minsk Police".
To receive the shipment, the man dictated a code from an SMS. After that, a call came from fake cybersecurity employees who said that the Minsk resident had previously allegedly communicated with fraudsters who had seized his personal data and were making illegal transfers abroad in his name.
The applicant was threatened with criminal prosecution and a search, and to avoid this, they strongly recommended taking out loans and transferring the received money to a special account. To add credibility, a fake police officer even called the Minsk resident via video link.
The man got scared, took out two loans, added personal savings, and transferred money 23 times to the specified accounts. In total, he transferred about 40,000 rubles.
After transferring the money, the man doubted the veracity of the situation and contacted the police.