Pensioner in Chisinau loses 1,378,000 lei to fraudsters
Fraudsters took 1,378,000 lei from a 71-year-old woman in Chisinau, who handed the money to a courier after phone calls.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
If someone calls you from an institution and asks for money or personal data, end the call. Call the institution yourself on its official number and report the call to the police. Police say 59 fraud attempts were stopped thanks to people's vigilance.
What happened
According to police, a 71-year-old woman from Chisinau handed 1,378,000 lei to a courier. The fraudsters posed as staff of Premier Energy, the National Bank of Moldova and the State Tax Service, and threatened her with charges of links to terrorist organisations. The woman reported it to police only recently.
In short
- The fraudsters contacted the woman between 29 September and 17 October 2026.
- Two other people filed similar complaints, and the total damage in those cases exceeds 1,500,000 lei.
- Police said 59 fraud attempts were prevented, so no money was lost in them.
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