Belarusian Talks To 'Investigator' And Loses Over 9,000 Rubles

The last "argument" was an official ID via video link.

An unknown person called a resident of the Vitebsk region, introduced himself as an investigator and said that they were allegedly transferring money abroad on behalf of the man, demanding that he "declare" the funds, otherwise, they would be confiscated. This was reported by the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

It turned out that the callers were scammers. The victim is a 43-year-old resident of the Verkhniadzvinsk district.

"To make his words more convincing, the fake employee made a video call with the victim. The swindler showed his official ID, after which the latter had no doubt that he really was a law enforcement officer. During the conversation, the unknown person explained that the man would undergo investigative measures, in particular, a search, and if undeclared funds were found, they would be confiscated,” the police department said in detail.

The man believed them and transferred more than 9,000 rubles to the scammers. When he realized that he had been deceived, he contacted the police.

Investigators opened a criminal fraud case.

Meanwhile, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Police Department reminded that employees of agencies, banks, mobile operators and other government agencies never call citizens in messengers.

You must immediately end the conversation and report the incident to the police 102 in cases of such calls.

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