74-year-old Anna M. saw an advertisement on the Internet promising high and quick returns from investments. She clicked on the link and called the specified phone number via messenger.
After a convincing but somewhat unclear financial briefing, the interlocutor assigned a personal "curator" to the 75-year-old retiree for conducting transactions on the exchange.
He stated the need to open a special account for operations and storing profits. To do this, the woman installed an application on her smartphone. With the software downloaded at the curator's instruction, the fraudsters gained control over the device and access to the retiree's online banking account, as well as created a virtual card.
For six months, the retiree transferred money to the account controlled by the fraudsters, believing she was successfully participating in trading on the financial market.
In total, the retiree lost more than 5,000 euros.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the fraud.
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