Kaliningrad resident loses more than 5 million rubles trying to profit from cryptocurrencies

A local resident of Kaliningrad Oblast turned to law enforcement authorities after losing over 5.5 million rubles trying to profit from trading securities and cryptocurrencies.

According to the МВД, the victim discovered online brokerage sites. She interacted with several ‘brokers’ — when the woman turned a profit, one of the ‘financial specialists’ advised her to start trading cryptocurrencies.

He advised conducting the trading through his acquaintance.

«The Kaliningrad woman not only transferred over 5.5 million rubles to the scammers’ accounts, but also mortgaged her apartment as collateral for a loan», — said the Interior Ministry.

After the victim was unable to withdraw her funds after several attempts, and the ‘broker’ cited unforeseen circumstances, demanding further transfers, she turned to the police.

An inquiry is underway into the report, with investigators considering whether to initiate a criminal case.

Earlier, cryptocurrency scammers swindled another Kaliningrad resident 1.3 million rubles.

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