Novotroitsk resident becomes victim of scammers in bid to buy cryptocurrency

Fraudsters lured a resident of Novotroitsk out of 154,000 rubles when he sought to invest in cryptocurrencies.

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As reported by a local publication, the man was contacted by phone and urged to make money on a crypto exchange. He was advised to register on a trading platform and deposit at least $1,500.

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To receive a bonus, he was also advised to purchase cryptocurrency in one of the Telegram channels. After the transaction, the promised assets never arrived in his account.

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Law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal case for fraud.

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Earlier in September, a resident of Abakan lost almost 100,000 rubles while trying to buy bitcoins via Telegram.

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