Scammers deceived a priest who wanted to relax with a friend in a hotel

The rector of the temple tried to book a room through messenger

The rector of the temple in Volokolamsk became a victim of scammers. The priest tried to book a hotel room, but was left without money and rest.

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As MK managed to find out, on February 9, the 30-year-old rector of the Church of the Nativity of Christ decided to book a vacation for a couple of days in one of the park hotels in the Moscow region. The choice fell on the Solnechnogorsk region. After studying the hotel’s website, the priest chose a room that suited him completely. The friend with whom the priest was going on vacation also approved of the choice.

In order not to miss the opportunity, the priest decided to book a room, but in the “booking” section it was said that this was only possible with full prepayment through the messenger. This turn of events did not come as a surprise — the man had previously made various payments through the messenger. The abbot was sent a link where he was required to enter all the bank card details and the amount — 16,400 rubles, which he did. The payment did not go through immediately, the site gave an error, but the money was eventually debited. When the priest called the hotel back to confirm the reservation and payment, he was unpleasantly surprised. At the other end of the line they said that their hotel books rooms in a completely different way and, most likely, the holy father fell into the hands of scammers. The messenger itself stopped responding to the rector's requests.

Realizing that he had been deceived, the priest received a bank statement indicating that money had been debited from his account and went to the police with a statement. The police have already begun an investigation into the fraud.