December 29, 2024

Bad Actors vs. Actor


Bad Actors vs. Actor
A great place to watch "War and Peace," if you have more than six hours to kill. The Russian Life files

Russian and Soviet actor Vadim Safronov was recently conned out of two million rubles (about $18,900).

According to Russian state outlet Izvestia, Safronov, age 92, was first contacted by a woman who asked him to participate in a cultural initiative. When he agreed, he was told that a small-town mayor would be in contact soon.

The "mayor" then reached out, telling Safronov that a large sum of money would be deposited into his account if he could aid in catching criminals that had in turn stolen money from the town. Safronov agreed, withdrawing the two million rubles and transferring them to the real cybercriminals.

Authorities are investigating the incident.

Safronov is best known for playing the Austrian emperor in the 1965 version of Tolstoy's "War and Peace." Appropriately, the film version comes in a six and a half hours.

 

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