"Mom, I have a problem with my account, I need money urgently." It is one of the most classic scams of the moment which has claimed yet another victim, this time in Dolianova.

The one who fell into the trap set by a 21-year-old and a 41-year-old, both Pakistani and living in Milan, was a 70-year-old who received a message on her phone from an unknown user. Someone claiming to be her daughter invited her to use another number for communications, a number which turned out to be registered to the second Pakistani.

In this conversation the perpetrator of the scam, still claiming to be the woman's daughter, explained that he had problems accessing his current account, and asked for a bank transfer of 2,970 euros to be directed to a foreign IBAN, as that money was necessary for the payment of some due invoices which could have caused significant problems.

The 70-year-old, convinced she had messaged with her daughter who is the owner of a travel agency in Liguria, made the transfer but only after receiving a call from her bank's anti-fraud center did she realize she had been scammed.

The Dolianova police traced the identity of the criminals by following the flow of money and identifying the real users of the telephone numbers.

(Unioneonline/ss)

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