An 18-year-old suspect in telephone fraud was detained in the Stavropol Territory

ESSENTUKI, October 6 – RIA Novosti. In the Stavropol Territory, an 18-year-old resident of Novoaleksandrovsk, suspected of telephone fraud, was detained; four victims transferred him more than 10 million rubles, the press services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB Directorate for the region reported.

According to departments, the young man acted in the interests of a banned organization. He sent messages to citizens about hacking of their personal accounts on the government services portal, after which he sent a phone number to allegedly unblock them.

“In telephone conversations, the attacker convinced the victims that a power of attorney had been issued on their behalf to a third party, and, intimidating them with criminal prosecution, forced them to transfer their savings to “safe accounts,” the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reported in the official channel on the Max platform.

Thus, a 46-year-old local resident transferred more than 870 thousand rubles through an ATM. Three more pensioners were deceived in a similar way: a 62-year-old resident of Pyatigorsk, a 70-year-old resident of the Sovetsky District and an 81-year-old resident of Essentuki. In total, the victims transferred more than 10 million rubles to the fraudster.

Four criminal cases have been initiated regarding fraud on a large and especially large scale. Another case was initiated for violation of the rules for operating information systems.