Lawyer Maria Yarmush explains the difficulty of bringing telephone scammers to justice. She says it is extremely difficult due to the sophistication of their operating schemes.
However, if the violation of the law is proven, then the criminals will face a considerable period of imprisonment. If a fraudster forces a pensioner to transfer, for example, 100 thousand rubles, then he may well receive a prison term of up to 5 years, she says. The above article implies imprisonment for a more serious term if the fact of fraud on a large scale is proven.