Woman in Chisinau loses 1.1 million lei to fake "Premier Energy" and police employees
A 64-year-old resident of Chișinău fell victim to scammers and lost over 1.12 million lei. The woman was persuaded to hand over the money to an unknown individual after people posing as energy company employees and police manipulated her.
Initially, an unknown person contacted the victim by phone, claiming to be an employee of the company "Premier Energy." Subsequently, to increase psychological pressure and gain the victim's trust, another individual—claiming to be a police officer—became involved in the scheme.
Using a fabricated pretext, the perpetrators convinced the woman to gather her savings and hand them over to a courier sent directly to her address.
As a result, the victim lost 1,120,735 lei.
The scam took place between September 10 and 16.
Citizens repeatedly urged to remain vigilant
Thanks to citizen vigilance, 44 scam attempts were thwarted in the last day before any financial loss occurred.
However, although the police have recorded no new cases of telephone fraud in the past 24 hours, authorities warn that the number of attempts remains alarmingly high.
In light of this, the police reiterate the following advice to the public:
- Do not hand over money, bank cards, or valuables to strangers, regardless of the pretext given.
- Do not provide banking details or personal information over the phone.
- Always verify information by calling the official numbers of the institutions the callers claim to represent (utility companies, police, banks, etc.).
