In Khakassia, scammers using ten phone numbers swindled a victim out of 600,000 rubles in a ‘trading’ scheme.

A resident of Chernogorsk became a victim of scammers who promised him earnings from investing in digital currencies. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Khakassia.

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The victim said he found an online financial exchange where he provided his phone number.

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Soon, “managers” contacted him and offered to profit from cryptocurrency trading. The Chernogorsk resident registered on the platform, after which he was told he had to transfer funds to several bank accounts.

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As the dashboard showed gains, the victim continued to top up the specified accounts. In total, he sent more than 604,000 rubles.

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The scammers called the Chernogorsk resident from ten different mobile numbers registered in Moscow, the Novosibirsk region and the Republic of Bashkortostan. However, when the investor attempted to withdraw his funds, all the consultants’ phones became unavailable.

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The police opened a criminal case into large-scale fraud.

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Earlier, a 50-year-old employee of a large enterprise in Samara fell prey to fake brokers, who handed over 1.3 million rubles to the criminals.

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