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Penza resident transfers almost 100,000 roubles to fraudster to obtain loan

10:49 | 22.11.2018 | Crime

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Penza, 22 November 2018. PenzaNews. A Penza resident who intended to obtain a consumer loan and made a corresponding application on a website became a victim of fraud.

Penza resident transfers almost 100,000 roubles to fraudster to obtain loan

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According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian in the Penza region, she received a call from a man who introduced himself as a bank servant and convinced her of ф need to make a prepayment for a number of services including courier and insurance.

"Believing that it was a bank servant, the woman transferred more than 98,000 roubles to a designated settlement account. Subsequently, she realized she had become a victim of fraud," the police explained.

The department added that investigation on the fact had been organized.

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