According to Moldovan media reports cited by the Latvian news portal Delfi, in March 2026, an unknown man called the victim and identified himself as a telephone company employee. Under the pretext of renewing her contract, he obtained her personal information.
Shortly thereafter, another person called her, identifying himself as a representative of the National Bank of Moldova. The woman was frightened by claims that someone was trying to take out loans in her name and that her home was about to be searched and all her savings seized.
Frightened, the woman gathered all her cash for a “verification”: more than 161,000 lei, 2,000 dollars, and 260 euros.
The courier turned out to be the 18-year-old defendant. After confirming the password “Oksana,” she took the bag of money, delivered it to the location specified by the scam’s organizers, and then fled.
In court, the young woman pleaded guilty and expressed remorse. The court sentenced her to three years of imprisonment in a semi-closed women’s prison. She was also fined 200,000 lei. After serving her sentence, she will be deported from the country.
