In Cheboksary detained the courier of fraudsters in the transfer of 2.7 million rubles

Employees of the FSB of Russia in Chuvashia detained in Cheboksary a woman suspected of participating in a large fraudulent scheme. She was detained while receiving 2.7 million rubles from a local resident.

According to law enforcement officers, the victim became a victim of Ukrainian phone fraudsters and had already transferred more than 17 million rubles to the attackers.

The investigation established that the suspect flew to Cheboksary from St. Petersburg on the instructions of the curators. She found such a “part-time job” in May 2026. Its task was to receive money from deceived citizens in different regions of the country.

In the Vologda region, the woman took 2 million rubles, in Kemerovo - another 1 million. She transferred the proceeds to cryptocurrency through exchanges in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, leaving some of the money as a reward.

The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Cheboxars opened a criminal case on fraud on an especially large scale. The suspect is in custody.

Law enforcement officials warn that offers to earn money on receiving other people’s money and transferring it to cryptocurrency may be part of a criminal scheme. Suspicious offers should be reported to the police.