Victim psevdobankirov was 55-year-old resident of Glukhova, who after talking with scams left without 20 000 hryvnia.
A 55-year-old Glukhovka woman turned to police officers of the Glukhov department with a report of fraud. She said that although she knew about this method of deceiving people, she did not notice how she became a victim of "pseudo-bankers". The applicant said that she received a message on the mobile phone about blocking the bank card, and also that on the account 0 UAH. I decided to call the number indicated. The tube was picked up by a young man who called himself a banker and fully confirmed the information from the message.
Then everything happened according to the scenario of the intruders. The man asked to dictate the card number to him, after which she received an SMS message with the card unblocking confirmation code, which she informed the interlocutor. And when the phone was taken by a woman, the so-called security officer of the bank and asked to name the codes that will come in SMS messages, the applicant refused, explaining that she would go to the bank, where everything would be checked. But while she was talking to them, scammers managed to transfer from her bank account to her 20 000 hryvnia.
On this fact, the police opened criminal proceedings on h. 1 st. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Fraud". Today the law enforcers have already established the account holder, where the money was transferred. Investigation continues.
And that other citizens do not become victims of such intruders, the police advise not to call by phone, which is indicated in the message about blocking the bank card. Check the information only in banking institutions. If they call you, restrict communication with strangers and in any case do not communicate your personal data, information on the card, and even more so of the secret codes. And remember that swindlers act quickly, relying on your gullibility and ignorance, reports the Police Communication Department in the Sumy region.