A woman from Suceava was scammed out of 50,000 lei by an unknown person who claimed to help her prevent a fraud.

A woman from Vicovu de Sus reported to the police a scam after she was contacted by phone by an unknown man who told her that someone was stealing her data to take out a loan. The man instructed her to take a personal loan of 50,000 lei and to transfer the money to an account of the National Bank, promising her assistance. After she made the transaction, the woman realized that she had been the victim of a fraud and reported it to the authorities, who opened a criminal case.