A last-minute consultation prevented a retiree from being scammed out of $100,000. What did you think of this news?

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A subject was interested in the vehicle and asked for vital information from his bank account to make a “deposit”. It was a hoax.

A 66-year-old retiree, residing in the Fonavi III neighborhood of the city of Quimilí, Mariano Moreno department, put up a van for sale. He also used social networks for this purpose. In the midst of various inquiries from potential customers, especially for the price, the woman received a call with a telephone characteristic from Santiago del Estero. It was a man, who introduced himself as "Antonio Ferreyra." The subject told him that he was very interested in acquiring the vehicle and gave him the reasons. In the middle of the conversation, the client told him that he wanted to give him part of the money as a "deposit" to make sure he didn't sell it to someone else. To make the advance payment, the interlocutor asked him to provide him with a bank account and a CBU. The saleswoman gave her the requested information, taking into account that she was also enthusiastic about selling the truck at the price she had set for her, generating a significant economic income for her family. Taking advantage of this incentive, the potential buyer later contacted the woman again and convinced her to go to an ATM and give him the home banking password. The retiree complied with the request, although later the man communicated again; this time to ask for the token key (which is unique and only the user should have it to avoid financial movements without their authorization) to "complete the transfer of the money from the deposit." The last request caught the attention of the woman, who decided consult with her granddaughter, taking into account that she does not have much banking knowledge. The young woman told her grandmother not to give the subject any more information and they both went to the ATM to see the financial situation. In this way, the woman verified that a loan of $100,000 had been credited to her bank account, which evidently the "client" had specified with the information that the pensioner gave her, although she needed the token code to transfer it to another account and extract it. The victim was advised by bank employees to file a criminal complaint and cancel the loan she had made in her name. The Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the Economic Crimes Department to conduct an investigation to identify the fraudster.