Taxi driver from Stolbtsy heard that a pensioner was going to meet fraudsters and called the police
The money was saved.
The Minsk police received a report from a taxi driver that he was transporting a pensioner from Stolbtsy to the capital who might be a victim of fraudsters. The driver overheard the 57-year-old passenger talking on the phone about declaring money. And on the way, he called the "102" line.
Criminal investigation officers arrived at the destination. The information was confirmed.
It turned out that in Minsk, the pensioner from Stolbtsy was supposed to hand over 38,000 rubles to an elderly female courier. She was detained at the scene.
It turned out that the 72-year-old Minsk resident also believed the fraudsters and almost sold her apartment at their instruction. When the deal didn't happen, the scammers made the woman their courier. The pensioner collected money in various currencies from other deceived Minsk residents and hid it under the balcony of someone else's house.
From there, the next courier picked them up — a 21-year-old student from Gomel.
All participants in the events were deceived by a doorphone replacement scheme. Money totaling 70,000 rubles has been seized and will be returned to its owners.
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