Krasnodar A 77-year-old pensioner from Temryuk fell victim to scammers who tricked him twice using a “Secure Account” scheme, according to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Krasnodar Krai.
Over three days, he received calls from individuals posing as Central Bank employees, claiming his assets were at risk. To protect his savings, they advised him to sell all his belongings and transfer the money to a specified account.
Trusting the strangers, the elderly man sold his two cars and sent the scammers 1,100,000 rubles. After receiving the money, the fraudsters admitted they were calling from Ukraine.
A criminal case has been initiated under Part 4, Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code (“Fraud”). Authorities noted that in 2024, the same pensioner had already transferred 1,500,000 rubles to scammers.
