In Nizhny Novgorod, the search for schoolchildren helped to uncover 7 frauds

The search for two missing tenth-graders in Nizhny Novgorod helped uncover seven episodes of fraud in different regions of the country. This was reported in the press service of the GU MIA of Russia in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

The parents of both students reported the disappearance to the police. In the room of one of the teenagers found a “registration of non-disclosure”, and the apartment lost money – this prompted law enforcement officers to the version that minors were victims of scams. She was confirmed: teenagers corresponded in the messenger with an unknown person who posed as a police officer. The interlocutor persuaded them to give home cash to a “connected” on Genkina Street – allegedly to prevent questionable account transactions and “declaring funds”.

The students were found in one of the shopping centers of Nizhny Novgorod, where they were waiting for tasks from the “curator”, and handed over to their parents. The teenagers described the signs of the man with whom they communicated - he was soon detained. It turned out to be a 21-year-old resident of Moscow, who, as it turned out, was involved in seven episodes of fraud not only in the Nizhny Novgorod region, but also in the Samara and Moscow regions. The total damage from his actions amounted to 12.6 million rubles.

The accused was placed in custody; he faces up to 10 years in prison.