Telephone scammers swindled the director of the Department of the Ministry of Finance Vladimir Shtop for 3.8 million rubles
The 60-year-old head of the administrative department of the Russian Ministry of Finance, Vladimir Shtop, was swindled over the phone for 3.8 million rubles. The SHOT telegram channel writes about this.
According to the channel, the scheme of scammers was standard. Shtop received a call allegedly on behalf of a bank employee and was told that they were trying to get a loan in his name through a power of attorney. In order not to lose your savings, you need to transfer money to a safe account.
The man went to GUM on Red Square and withdrew 3.8 million rubles there. After that, he transferred money through the terminal to three unknown cards. After some time, he realized that he had become a victim of scammers, and contacted the police. An investigation is underway into the incident.
Previously, Shtop was Deputy Minister of Finance of the Novosibirsk Region and Head of the Finance Department of the Sevastopol City Hall.