In Minsk, police detained a courier for fraudsters and returned money to a pensioner
A 69-year-old Minsk resident reported to the police after falling victim to scammers. First, she received a call from unknown individuals who introduced themselves as intercom service employees. Under the guise of replacing keys, they extracted her passport details, and later the story continued .
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Later, the elderly woman received a call in a messenger from alleged law enforcement officers. They intimidated the pensioner by claiming her personal data was being used for illegal financial operations, and thus, under threat of a search, convinced her to "declare" all her cash, promising to return it later.
The woman believed them and handed over 18 thousand dollars to the courier.
Police officers discovered that the money was picked up by a 58-year-old Minsk resident who herself had previously fallen into a scammers' trap. She believed her apartment had allegedly been sold, took out a loan, transferred a large sum to the fraudsters, and then began acting as a courier.
Following the curator's instructions, she was collecting money from pensioners for alleged further declaration and was supposed to take it to a neighboring country. However, she didn't get a chance to do so — the woman was detained. The money was confiscated and returned to its rightful owner.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the incident.
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