In June of this year, 2 serious cybercrimes were registered in the territory of Lepel district, provided for by Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (large-scale fraud).

An unidentified person, through communication in the "Viber" messenger from various subscriber numbers between 09.04.2025 and 11.04.2025, under the pretext of participating in an operation to expose dishonest bank employees, persuaded a resident of Lepel district to take out loans from OJSC "Belagroprombank" and CJSC "MTBank" and subsequently transfer the funds to provided accounts for a total amount of 25,240 rubles.

Additionally, a local resident, during communication in the "Viber" messenger with attackers posing as employees of the Financial Investigations Department, in order to expose a criminal group, participated in an operation to expose "dishonest bank employees," as a result of which she transferred funds totaling 12,300 rubles to controlled fraudulent accounts.

We remind you: employees of law enforcement agencies, banks, and other institutions do not call citizens in messengers.

If unknown individuals demand any financial manipulations over the phone (declare, deposit into a secure account, hand over to a courier, etc.) – immediately end the conversation and report it to the police!