We are changing the intercom in your entrance hall. How many keys do you need?

The pretext may seem trivial, but this fraudulent scheme continues to work.

A 48-year-old local resident, who fell for the scammers' trick, contacted the duty officer of the Novopolotsk City Department of Internal Affairs.



The citizen explained that he received a call from an unknown number on a messenger. The caller introduced himself as an employee of the management company servicing the intercoms and informed about the replacement of code locks. Then, the man explained that a message would arrive with the intercom service contract number and chip manufacturing details, which he would need to provide. Trusting the caller, the Novopolotsk resident dictated the code.

Some time later, a new call came on the Viber messenger from a user named "BelGIE". The girl who called informed him that the previous call was fraudulent, the "MTS" personal account had been hacked, and recommended writing a statement to the KGB.

I wrote the statement myself, dictated by her, and sent it to her in private messages.

Then another call came. This time, the interlocutor posed as a law enforcement officer. He reported that unknown individuals had gained access to the citizen's bank documents and all registered property.

After some time, another employee called and reported that a transfer of 17 thousand Belarusian rubles had been made from my name to a resident of Ukraine, who is a terrorist. I was offered to cooperate. But I was forbidden to tell anyone about what had happened.

To prove his innocence and allegedly close the account at the National Bank, as well as to withdraw documents from the cash desk, the fake law enforcement officers convinced the man to take out a loan.

I took out loans. I lied to the bank employees, saying that I needed the money to buy an apartment.

Thinking that he was thus avoiding criminal prosecution, the victim blindly followed the scammers' instructions: he went to Minsk and handed over 30 thousand Belarusian rubles to the "cash collector".

All this time, law enforcement officers were in touch with me.

The scammers did not stop their game. Knowing that he had a car, they began to pressure the victim, telling him that he had "problems" with the car. And then it dawned on the Novopolotsk resident – he realised he was dealing with scammers.



A criminal case has been initiated in this regard.



Be vigilant; your understandable and lawful desire to protect yourself can be used against you!