A resident of the Ulyanovsk region became a victim of scammers who demanded money from her, promising earnings in cryptocurrency. This was reported by the local police.
The victim saw an advertisement for profitable cryptocurrency trading on the internet. She paid $250 to open a personal account on the platform’s site.
To create the appearance of successful trading, the criminals “increased” the client’s balance by amounts up to $15. While in constant dialogue with the victim, they demanded payments for opening a crypto wallet and funding it, income tax, and insurance allegedly for withdrawing the funds.
The victim borrowed money from a bank and from friends, and each time deposited 36,000 to 64,000 rubles.
In total, from July to October 2020, she transferred 1.2 million rubles to the scammers.
The police are now seeking the suspects.
Earlier in August, a court sentenced a resident of Saint Petersburg to two years in prison for cryptocurrency fraud involving more than half a million rubles.
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