A resident of the Verkhnedvinsk district lost 5,000 rubles by trusting scammers
In the Verkhnedvinsk district, fraudsters deceived a pensioner and obtained funds in the amount of 5000 Belarusian rubles. A criminal case has been initiated in this regard.
It all started with a video call via the messenger "Viber". The caller, a man, introduced himself as an employee of the Investigative Committee and was dressed in appropriate uniform. During the conversation, the unknown person explained that a transfer of funds to unfriendly countries had been made on behalf of the woman, and a criminal case had been initiated in this regard, and a check would be carried out against her, followed by a search of her place of residence. Misleading the pensioner, the fake employee obtained her passport data and began to recommend "declaring" all her savings (funds) so that they would not be seized during the check. Subsequently, the unknown person began to guide the woman through the actions allegedly necessary to protect her savings. Thus, the pensioner was forced to open a new bank card in her name, to which she subsequently transferred her savings in the amount of 5000 Belarusian rubles through several transactions. After that, the criminal informed her about the need to install an application on her mobile phone, which was necessary to complete the ongoing procedure. As it turned out, the installed application ("WebKey Dashboard") is a remote access program, using which the fraudsters independently withdrew the pensioner's funds to other bank accounts. In addition, it was established that other funds were also transferred through the bank card opened by the woman. Thus, without realizing it, the pensioner became a participant in other cases of theft of funds, as a so-called "mule".
REMEMBER! Law enforcement officers will not, under any pretext, make calls through various messengers ("Viber", "WhatsApp", "Telegram", etc.) and clarify your personal data, let alone ask you to perform any manipulations with your funds.
REMINDER! Representatives of state organizations (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Investigative Committee, healthcare institutions, banking institutions, MTS, Housing and Communal Services, "GorGaz", "Energosbyt", "Vodokanal", etc.) will under no circumstances call you to clarify your personal data, impose various services on you, offer to perform any operations on your mobile phone, recommend actions with your funds, etc.
DO NOT disclose your personal data (passport number, bank details, etc.) to third parties, especially during a phone call, follow any links, install applications, or perform other manipulations on your mobile phone at the request of unknown persons.