Two Russian women lose more than 8 million rubles to cryptocurrency scammers

A 63-year-old resident of Voronezh has become a victim of fraudsters who promised her earnings from trading cryptocurrencies. This was reported by the МВД.

According to the victim, she received a message about the possibility of earning on a certain cryptocurrency exchange in one of the messaging apps. A ‘personal manager’ contacted her, promising 74% annually.

The woman took out a bank loan of 2.1 million rubles and transferred it to their accounts of the criminals.

«A few days ago, a fraudster contacted her, saying that the cryptocurrency they had invested in had been blocked, but they could try to recoup in another currency. The victim, realising she had fallen for a scam, turned to the police», — отметили в МВД.

Authorities have opened a criminal case, and an investigation is underway.

Another victim of cryptocurrency scammers was a resident of Orsk, according to local media. Unknown individuals, presenting themselves as employees of a financial institution, persuaded her to start trading on a platform. After the woman deposited 15,000 rubles, more than 202 BTC allegedly appeared on her account.

Subsequently, she took out a loan of 286,000 rubles, and also borrowed more than 6 million from her parents and husband. As a result, she transferred over 6.5 million rubles to the criminals’ account, but later realised that she had fallen victim to deception.

Earlier, a resident of Novgorod Oblast lost 1.2 million rubles due to a fake cryptocurrency exchange operated by criminals.

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