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15 minutes When contacting a famous woman, he did not hide his resentment at the situation. Ingrida says that everything happened very quickly: at home she did the housework, took care of her daughter Eva. And suddenly he received a call from an employee of the SEB bank.
“A person who introduced himself as a bank employee first asked if I was home, then he told me about the money transfer to Kazakhstan, that 500 euros had been transferred from my account. He emphasized the need to stop this situation abruptly, which can be done immediately by downloading an application that is supposed to guarantee the security of the personal account ”, says Ingrida about the telephone scam.
After downloading the app, he thought something was wrong with this call. But the scammers spoke so well that Ingrida didn’t even realize at first that it might be a hoax. However, as personal details began to be entered, the woman realized the need to put the handset down abruptly.
“With this device, they say, I could protect my data. I said I don’t have it. This explained to me how to download and what data to collect.
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And when I started to say my details because I asked for login codes, I realized that something was wrong. They started to pressure me because I myself explained the situation, asked certain things. Then suddenly I hung up, deleted the device. I immediately called a real bank and blocked all the accounts, “recalls the woman.
Ingrida, who did not receive a second call from the scammers, is surprised that everything happened masterfully quickly: they spoke like real bank employees and downloaded the application, the name of which they do not remember, not from a website, but from Google Play.
“I would have told them everything, because they did everything in a really masterful way. He also knew my email and other information. In fact, they had a lot of information about me, ”says I. Martinkėnaitė.
15 minutes When asked if she intends to go to the police after the incident to detect the scam, the woman says she will not show up. According to Ingrida, they were unable to withdraw any money, so she suffered no losses.
Photo by Josvydas Elinskas / 15min / Ingrida Martinkėnaitė
“Now I can only warn fans and others to be more vigilant during this period because it is difficult for everyone. And bank employees said that the scammers’ activities became very active. When everyone is home, try the opposite of going into your wallet. It can catch everyone. Even on the same day, a follower said she was also trying to get money from him. Apparently, due to the difficult financial situation, people are trying to lose in every way. However, even when we are busy at work, we can never tell anyone about our data, ”Ingrida advises.
By the way, this is not the first time that scammers have tried to extort money from a famous woman. A similar situation happened 10 years ago when, while on vacation in the Caribbean and trying to pay with a credit card, he realized that money had been deducted from him.
“Immediately after this event, the bank employees called. He explained that all purchases were made somewhere in South Africa. Transfers were made from my card, money was withdrawn, but the bank returned everything to me. They talked a lot like those thieves, so maybe I believed.
He asked if I was home or if I had a card with me. He asked very similar questions. Well, verbally, we just need to know that we have to be vigilant in such situations, ”says I. Martinkėnaitė.
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