Scammers dupe Russian man out of almost 400,000 rubles in ‘Bitcoin trading’

A 64-year-old resident of Rubtsovsk fell victim to scammers who posted an online advertisement about a profitable investment in cryptocurrencies. The Altai Krai Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

Over the course of a month, the Russian man transferred money to the trading platform’s account. The balance grew, but to withdraw the funds the scammers demanded payment of an additional commission.

In total, the pensioner transferred 398,000 rubles to the scammers.

Police have opened an investigation.

Earlier, ForkLog reported that a Moscow resident handed over 6.7 million rubles for a laptop, which allegedly could mine Bitcoin.

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