Minchanka wanted to order a sweatshot with reflective elements, but became a victim of fraudsters

A young resident of the capital became a victim of online scammers when ordering a sweatshot with reflective elements, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” reports with reference to the Telegram channel “Minsk Police”.

Shop with unusual clothes 19-year-old girl found in the social network. Wanting to make an order, she wrote to the manager, who for convenience offered to continue communication in the messenger (in which there is the possibility of removing the dialogue without a trace for both users).

The fraudster sent the girl details for payment. The victim ordered two sweatshots and made a full advance payment of 795 BYN. After that, the scammer asked for her personal data to be sent and “confirmed the order”.

A month later, without receiving the goods, the Minsk woman again contacted the seller. He apologized for the delay and said he needed to pay an additional 200 BYN for delivery. The girl believed and transferred the money again. However, even after that, the sweatshots were never sent to her: the seller several times postponed the delivery time.

A criminal case has been opened on this fact.

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