Two Narva Residents Lose €10,300 to Scammers on Thursday
Scammers posing as telecom employees, police officers, and bank staff tricked two Narva residents into handing over a total of €10,300.
Police reported that on Thursday, July 16, two residents of Narva fell victim to scammers. First, a man received a call from someone pretending to be a telecom company employee. After inquiring about his contracts, the caller transferred him to individuals claiming to be police officers. They told him to withdraw money from his bank account and give it to a person who would come to collect it, promising the money would be returned. The victim complied, handing over €2,800 to an unidentified person. In the second case, a woman was initially contacted by someone posing as a bank employee, followed by a call from a person identifying as Alexandra and claiming to be a police officer. The woman was told that the earlier caller was a scammer and that her account had been compromised. She was instructed to cooperate with the police and hand over cash. Subsequently, an unknown person came to her home and collected €7,500. The police are investigating both incidents.
