Chisinau woman hands over over 2 million lei to scammers after taking a loan
The 59-year-old victim gave the money to a courier after callers posing as staff of a phone company and state bodies convinced her.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
Police urge people not to take out loans or hand over money to unknown people, whichever institution they claim to represent. If you get a suspicious call, hang up and check the information through the institution's official channels. Then report it to the police straight away.
What happened
According to the General Police Inspectorate (IGP), a 59-year-old woman from Chisinau lost over 2 million lei. The scammers posed as staff of Moldcell, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) and the Service for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering. The calls took place between 28 September and 9 October, and the woman reported them to police only recently.
In short
- The total loss in three cases recorded in the last 24 hours exceeds 2.5 million lei.
- Another 66 attempted scams were stopped before victims lost any money.
- Two of the three cases happened earlier, but the victims only reported them now.
Original sources
- O femeie din capitală, înșelată de escroci telefonici cu peste 2 milioane de lei · in RomanianRead it on Deschide.md
- Momeala care a costat-o peste 2 milioane de lei: O femeie din Chișinău, convinsă să ia credit și să dea banii unor escroci · in RomanianRead it on TV8
- O femeie din Chișinău, înșelată cu peste două milioane de lei de falși angajați ai poliției · in RomanianRead it on Moldova 1
- Escrocii au convins o femeie să ia un credit de peste două milioane de lei și să le dea lor banii · in RomanianRead it on Radio Moldova
- В Кишинёве женщина взяла в кредит более 2 млн леев и отдала деньги мошенникам · in RussianRead it on ESP (Bălți)
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