Penza, 2 February 2017. PenzaNews. A 56-year-old resident of Penza transferred 156 Euros to a fraudster trying to get a job of a nurse.

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"An unknown man called the woman and asked if she needed the work of a nurse. She agreed. After that, the unknown asked her to dictate the number of her bank card and to access an ATM to check whether she received the money," the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs told PenzaNews.

The department specified that after a couple of minutes, following the instructions of the stranger, the woman transferred money to the account of the man without actually realizing it.

"A criminal case was opened on the fact of fraud. Police officers are taking measures to identify the persons involved in the crime," the police added.