– It was an unpleasant experience, says Mari (69) to NRK
It's only been a week since she sat on the computer to transfer the camera. 39, money at the Internet bank. Suddenly the screen went black and a message from "Microsoft Support" appeared.
At the same time, without Mari's knowledge, the fraudsters tried to transfer $ 100,000 from his account
already 31,000 crowns had disappeared. The cheaters have tried to call Mari from a foreign number so that she turns on the computer again. She called the son for advice
– No answer to anything because "Microsoft Support" never calls spontaneously, he said
Husband was informed that An immediate payment had been made. The police found the money and could return it a few days later.
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Husband wants to be partially anonymous since she is not very proud of having been deceived. She always wants to share the story so that others can learn.
Her hold after the fraud is celebrated by the police
Immediately after the fraud, she contacted the bank and gave a notification to the police.
Rune Johansen Nordbakk never received the money if she had not been warned quickly, says the police officer Rune Johansen Nordbakk. for financial crime in the Finnmark Police District. He was responsible for the Mari case in the Finnmark Police District.
Photo: Ksenia Novikova / NRK
Only days after his notification and interrogation, Økokrim contacted the Finnmark police. They had found the transfer of the woman's account, and saw the notification in their systems.
The money was still in an account in Norway.
– Then we took action and contacted the bank holding the account. We managed to get the money to the woman in a short time, "said Nordbakk.
Several cases
Økokrim confirms the case saying that they now have more similar things on the table.
– Økokrim has frozen funds a number of bank accounts suspected of being derived from the so-called Microsoft fraud, claims trial attorney Anna Haugmoen Mo in Økokrim. 19659002] – We then contacted the police districts who insulted the membership to recover the money
Anna Haugmoen Mo is head of department and a lawyer for the first time in Økokrim, they know very many cases of "massacre" where scammers are looking for a large number of people in the hope that some one scam scam.
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Mo mentions the event This is not good news, but can not comment in more detail on this particular issue. It also encourages all victims to report early.
– It is important that people are naturally skeptical. But if you are still cheated, it is important to say it as soon as possible. There are also cases where you can stop the money, says the prosecutor.
As in this case
– This case is a gladesak. It is not very often that it happens. Often the money will be lost, for example, because it has been transferred abroad, says Mo.
