Tulyachka believed in easy earnings and lost 108 thousand rubles

A resident of the Proletarian district of Tula transferred 108 thousand 400 rubles to scammers, believing in the promises of easy earnings in the messenger.

In total, over the past day, three residents of the Tula region appealed to the police - people from 22 to 47 years old were injured, the damage amounted to 159 thousand 136 rubles.

The girl for several days communicated with a stranger who convinced her of the possibility of additional income, but did not receive the promised money and went to the police.

On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Fraud”).

Earlier, MK in Tula reported that on November 17, the Privozalsky District Court will consider the case of a 24-year-old resident of Ulyanovsk, accused under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In July 2025, he and an accomplice deceived a pensioner: while he posed as a law enforcement officer and persuaded a woman to “declar” savings, the defendant took 5.5 million rubles from her as a courier.