A woman from Sverdlovsk who committed suicide after being scammed by fraudsters had previously been their victim.
A 37-year-old laboratory employee at the medical unit in Asbest took her own life after once again falling victim to phone scammers.
It turned out Marina had already encountered similar criminals who posed as "FSB officers" or "MVD operatives." Five years ago the perpetrators persuaded the woman to take out a loan for one million rubles. Due to enormous interest the debt soon doubled, and the family had to turn to lawyers.
"The interest was exorbitant. The loan was only closed after bankruptcy proceedings. The legal battles lasted two years," the victim's stepfather, Sergey, told KP-Yekaterinburg.
Relatives last saw Marina on Sunday, November 9. The next evening her 14-year-old son raised the alarm — his mother did not return home from work. It later emerged that she never showed up for her shift and had told colleagues she urgently needed to go to Yekaterinburg.
According to relatives, Marina had recently been frequently messaging someone. When her mother asked, she replied that she was texting a friend.
"Most likely, the fraudsters already had her under control," Sergey says.
On the morning of November 11 the family filed a missing-person report. That same day information emerged that on the evening of November 10 Marina's red Renault Sandero was seen in the area of Khalturina Street in Yekaterinburg. After 8:30 p.m. her phone was switched off.
On the evening of November 13 family members were informed that Marina's body had been found near the Bodrost recreation base. She had been traveling to her hometown by taxi. In her jacket they found a phone, a bill of sale from a car pawnshop and receipts for the sale of clothing and jewelry.
The exact amount of the loss has not yet been determined. Relatives believe she was forced to sell the 2010 car for far less than its market value.
"In her suicide note she wrote: 'Mom, forgive me. I have once again become a victim of scammers. They gained access to my Gosuslugi. My son knows the phone password. Goodbye.' Her grandson explained how to unlock the smartphone — it had a pattern lock. All the messages had been deleted," Marina's stepfather told the media.
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A woman from Sverdlovsk who committed suicide after being scammed by fraudsters had previously been their victim.
A 37-year-old laboratory worker at the medical unit in Asbest took her own life after once again falling victim to phone scammers. It turned out that Marina had previously encountered similar criminals who posed as "FSB officers" or "MVD operatives."