Man gave almost 80 thousand hryvnias to a pseudo-banker

A resident of Chernivtsi confided in an unknown interlocutor and disclosed confidential information about his bank account.

The victim turned out to be a 52-year-old resident of Chernivtsi, writes MA ACC with reference to the Main Directorate of the National Police in Chernivtsi region.

Details of the fraud

The applicant told the police that he had received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an employee of a financial institution. The interlocutor informed the Chernivtsi resident about the need to verify the data and offered help. Believing the pseudo-banker, the man performed all the confirmation actions. As a result, the scammers transferred 77 thousand hryvnias from his card.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

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