20-year-old Minsk resident first gave his money to scammers, then dug up someone else's from the snow
A Minsk student, who became both a victim and a courier for phone scammers, contacted the police. He lost his own money but saved the savings of a capital's pensioner and a defrauded Grodno resident, and also avoided criminal liability.
The young man was scammed using the "Energosbyt" scheme. He provided a four-digit code from an SMS, and then believed that the scammers had opened a fraudulent bank account in his name. The student agreed to declare his savings and transferred 7,000 dollars to a first-year student of a capital's university, whom he considered a National Bank courier, as reported by "Minsk Police".
The 18-year-old girl was scammed using the same scheme and forced to collect 5,000 dollars from another Minsk resident — an 87-year-old pensioner. She delivered the entire amount by taxi to the next courier, believing she was earning a good reference from the KGB.
At the same time, another stranger called the defrauded student, demanding that he complete several more tasks. The Minsk resident went to the agreed location and retrieved 8,000 euros from a hiding place in the snow, and then another 8,000 dollars at the train station. These funds belonged to a 70-year-old Minsk woman and a 21-year-old Grodno resident, who also believed the scammers and thought the money was being declared.
As instructed by the curators, the student was supposed to hand over the cash to the next courier. But he suspected deception and contacted the police, where his suspicions were confirmed. The money was confiscated and will be returned to the victims.
Criminal cases for fraud have been initiated.
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