Fraudsters used home chat to steal 1.3 million rubles
Later, the 58-year-old man received a message about an allegedly hacked account on the state portal, after which he was convinced of involvement in a criminal case.
Metropolitan criminal investigation officers detained a 23-year-old citizen suspected of aiding telephone scammers. According to investigators, she acted as a courier who took cash from a defrauded resident of the capital.
The scheme began with a notification of an invitation to a home chat. Later, the 58-year-old man received a message about an allegedly hacked account on the state portal, after which he was convinced of involvement in a criminal case, the press service of the Metropolitan Police reported. Under the pretext of “declaring” funds, the victim for several days transferred money to intermediaries, including funds issued on credit. The total damage exceeded 1.3 million rubles.
One of the suspects was arrested on Bazhov Street. It turned out that she received 200 thousand rubles from the victim, which she then transferred to the accomplices through cryptocurrency.
On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud. Law enforcement officers continue to identify the remaining members of the criminal group.
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