In Novokuznetsk, a 16-year-old courier took 3.6 million rubles from pensioners
Police have detained a teenager suspected of defrauding an elderly couple.
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- In Novokuznetsk, a 68-year-old local resident and her husband gave 3.6 million rubles to scammers, believing in the threat of charges of financing terrorism.
- The police detained a 16-year-old courier from Polysayev, from whom money was seized.
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Why It Matters
Telephone scammers often use stories about transferring funds to terrorists to defraud citizens of money.
KEMEROVO, October 4 - RIA Novosti. A sixteen-year-old courier, who took 3.6 million rubles from pensioners in Novokuznetsk, was caught red-handed and a criminal case was opened, the press services of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the SUSK for the region report.
A 68-year-old local resident contacted the duty station of the Novoilinsky police department of the Novokuznetsk Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She reported that unknown people stole money from her by deception. The amount of damage caused amounted to 3.6 million rubles.
The police found out that the victim allegedly received a call from a law enforcement officer and said that she and her husband were suspected of transferring money to a terrorist state. The interlocutor convinced the pensioner to hand over her savings for verification. Believing the caller, the woman gave the money to the unknown person.
“During the operational search activities, criminal investigation officers of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... in the Kemerovo Region... identified the courier who took the savings of pensioners. He turned out to be a 16-year-old resident of Polysayev, who is registered with the police department. The police seized the stolen 3.6 million rubles from him,” the press service of the police headquarters reports.
It has been previously established that the minor received an offer of illegal earnings in one of the instant messengers.
What to Watch
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Investigation of a criminal case against a minor courier
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Who was the organizer of the scheme?
- Will other accomplices be identified?
