“To protect your savings, transfer them to a ‘safe’ account,” – using this scheme, scammers deceived six residents of the region out of nearly 250 thousand hryvnias over the course of a week.
This is reported by Rivne24
The criminals called the victims, posing as bank employees, and informed them that unknown individuals were attempting to withdraw funds from their cards using online banking applications.
To safeguard their savings, the victims were advised to transfer their money to a ‘safe’ account. The scammers also assured them that after the transfer, the funds would be returned to the client’s new bank card.
However, after following all the instructions, the victims did not receive their money back.