A resident of Sarov transferred 1.25 million rubles to scammers to a "safe account."

      A resident of Sarov lost 1,250,000 rubles after a phone call with scammers. The man believed that the money needed to be transferred to a so-called "safe account."

      According to the investigation, the criminals called the victim in early June. They informed the man, born in 1963, that his funds allegedly needed to be declared.

      Following the instructions of the unknown individuals, the 63-year-old Sarov resident used several ATMs located in the city. Through them, he transferred 1,250,000 rubles belonging to him to the scammers.

      The investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the closed administrative-territorial formation of Sarov has initiated a criminal case under part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This concerns fraud committed on a particularly large scale.

      The maximum penalty under this article provides for up to ten years of imprisonment. In addition, the court may impose a fine of up to one million rubles.

      Currently, police officers are conducting operational search activities and investigative actions. Law enforcement is identifying the individuals involved in the crime and searching for suspects.

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