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Student from Minsk wanted to buy a smartphone at an attractive price, but became a victim of fraud

A student of the capital’s university suffered from scammers, wanting to buy a mobile phone online at a bargain price, according to the newspaper.

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Student from Minsk wanted to buy a smartphone at an attractive price, but became a victim of fraud

A student of the capital university suffered from scammers, wanting to buy a mobile phone online at a bargain price, reports the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” with reference to the Telegram channel “Minsk Police”.

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The announcement of the sale of the new iPhone 16 Pro Max at a price of only about 200 rubles 21-year-old saw in the messenger. Deciding to buy the gadget, he agreed on the details of delivery and transferred the money to the specified details.

However, the young man never received the package. The seller explained that he had already sold the iPhone to another buyer. The money was not returned to the guy and stopped communicating with him.

A criminal case has been opened for fraud.

Source: Минск-новости ↗

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