A seventh-grader was deceived by phone fraudsters. They reported that they couldn't reach his parents and asked the child to provide a code from an SMS message.
After that, they intimidated him and forced him to secretly take out $22,000 and nine thousand rubles, which mom and dad were saving for an apartment, according to "Minsk Police".
The schoolboy put the money in a bag and left it on the snow near the entrance to the basement, after which he went to lessons.
Criminal investigation officers established that a 57‑year‑old resident of Asipovichy took this money at the behest of the phone fraudsters. He also became a victim of the scammers.
Believing that the perpetrators had taken out a loan in his name, he took out three loans for 40 thousand rubles. Banks repeatedly warned him about fraud, but the man assured the cashiers that he was taking the money for construction.
Later, he put the banknotes into two envelopes, as they didn't fit into one, and handed them over to the scammers. After that, the man came to Minsk and collected money from three Minsk residents, including the schoolboy's family. He managed to hand over the entire sum to the fraudsters' next courier.
Criminal cases have been initiated.
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