Norilsk nurse lost almost $ 6 million on the “investment”

It all started in July with social media. The stranger introduced himself as Arthur. Communication went on as usual, and after a while a new friend told that he is engaged in investments, and offered to try it.

The woman agreed. At his prompt, she installed the app, registered and started "investing." The first transfer was supposedly required to exchange rubles for dollars. Then came the "very lucrative" moment to buy securities - and new transfers.

On the screen, everything looked plausible: deals were going, the amount on the “account” grew. At one point, the app was already showing $25,000. The problem arose when a woman wanted to take the money.

I couldn't get them out. Instead of a direct refusal, she was given new reasons. First, we needed leverage. Arthur introduced her to a certain Gregory, who explained that more money was needed for this. The woman transferred 2 million rubles, then hundreds of thousands more. She tried to withdraw the money again - now she needed "insurance." And she paid again.

This is one of the most dangerous features of investment fraud: the more a person has already invested, the harder it is to stop. It seems that you need to make another final translation, and then you will be able to return all the previous ones.

From August to September, the woman transferred a total of 5.95 million rubles to these accounts.

A criminal fraud case has been opened.

There were no threats, “safe accounts” or pressure on behalf of government agencies. The fraudster needed something else - time, communication and trust.

If the person you met on the Internet, soon offers to earn on investments, and to withdraw already invested money requires new payments – this is not an investment strategy. You just keep funding scammers.