Russian loses over half a million rubles trying to buy mining equipment

A local resident in the Vologda region turned to law enforcement after becoming a victim of a fraudster during the purchase of cryptocurrency mining equipment. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said МВД.

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According to the victim, he tried to buy mining devices online. A ‘seller’ contacted him, to whom the victim transferred 330 000 rubles initially, and then another 254 000 rubles.

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He never received the equipment.

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Authorities have opened a criminal case.

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Earlier in Mari El, received a four-year prison sentence for fraud in a deal to sell mining equipment worth 600,000 rubles.

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