According to the police and the Chokan District Prosecutor’s Office, the suspects contacted the woman via Telegram, posing as employees of government agencies. Under the pretext of protecting her savings, they persuaded her to hand over two instalments totalling more than 380,000 lei to couriers.
The pensioner was then allegedly persuaded to sell her flat and transfer the proceeds. Even after warnings from the police and her relatives, the woman refused to believe that she had fallen victim to a scam.
Law enforcement officers continued their investigation. After another instalment of the money had been transferred, they arrested two young men aged 20 and 22, both from the left bank of the Dniester.
In the detainees’ car, officers found cash – the origin of which is still being established – a money-counting machine, bank cards and other items relevant to the case. The young men were detained for 72 hours. If found guilty, they face between four and eight years’ imprisonment.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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