Penza, 21 March 2018. PenzaNews. A 74-year-old resident of the Bekovsky area of the Penza region who responded to the request he had received from his friend's profile and transferred 9,000 roubles to a bank card account became a victim of fraud.

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As it was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, having transferred the money the pensioner found out the friend's profile had been hacked.

"Investigation on the fact of fraud is conducted. Police officers take measures to identify persons involved in the crime," the department added.