Russian woman loses over 850,000 rubles in a Bitcoin purchase via messaging app

Unknown individuals обманули a resident of Norilsk, offering to buy her Bitcoin for 856,000 rubles.

The victim spoke with the ‘cryptocurrency seller’ via a messaging app. He convinced her that the sustained rise in Bitcoin makes such an investment highly profitable.

The parties agreed to sell 1.3 BTC. However, when the Russian woman transferred the required amount to the seller’s card, the perpetrator stopped responding.

The Norilsk police have opened a criminal investigation into fraud, with up to six years in prison for those found guilty.

Earlier, scammers duped more than 160,000 rubles from a Krasnodar Krai resident under the guise of investing in cryptocurrencies.

A doctor from Saint Petersburg lost 800,000 rubles on investments in the BTC GENERATION platform.

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