In the Irkutsk region, police opened a criminal case against a 25-year-old woman who collected money for the funeral of her allegedly deceased son. This was announced on Friday, December 25, by the press service of the regional GU MIA of Russia.
A resident of Angarsk contacted the law enforcement agencies and said that on the page of her friend on social networks she saw an announcement about the collection of material assistance to organize the funeral of her son. The woman transferred the money, but later found out that the seven-year-old was actually alive.
A criminal case was initiated under the article on fraud. A woman suspected of fraud was detained. It has been established that she is on a preventive record in the juvenile affairs department due to improper performance of duties related to the upbringing and maintenance of her son, the website kp.ru writes. It is noted that a few months ago the child was removed from the family and placed in a social institution, writes REGNUM. The woman was released on recognizance not to leave and proper behavior. All the circumstances of the incident and the identity of all possible victims of the illegal actions of the figurant are being established.
In addition, the OPDN employees intend to apply to the court with a petition to restrict this woman in parental rights.
On December 24, it was reported that analysts called the amount earned by telephone scammers for the year. So, in 2020, telephone and online scammers will earn about 150 billion rubles on Russians, of which 66 billion rubles will come from the income of pseudo-bank employees.