Russian woman transferred 700,000 rubles to a fraudulent Bitcoin exchange

A resident of Mezhdurechensk became the victim of a fraudster who offered her a way to earn money through trading. The press service of the local police department said this.

After registering on the ‘cryptocurrency exchange’, an unknown person contacted the victim and proposed installing a special program to carry out trades.

Over the course of a month, the Russian woman transferred more than 700,000 rubles to a personal account.

However, when attempting to withdraw the purportedly earned funds, she was told that the account was frozen.

Police opened a criminal case for fraud involving electronic payment instruments and are identifying the suspect. He faces up to six years in prison.

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