In the Voronezh region detained a man who opened an account for fraudsters

A resident of the Rossoshansky district fell into the hands of the police for assisting scammers in the withdrawal of stolen funds. Information about this was reported in the MIA on September 18.

According to investigators, in April of this year, a 39-year-old man came across an ad in the messenger promising an easy “passive income”. Following the instructions of anonymous curators, he issued a bank account in his name abroad and gave access to it to unauthorized persons.

Soon 110 thousand rubles came to his main account. Acting according to the instructions, 108 thousand he sent to foreign requisites for further fraud scammers, and left the difference as a reward.

Police officers stopped the illegal scheme. A criminal case was opened against the detainee under article for illegal circulation of means of payment. For assistance to fraudsters, he can face up to 5 years in prison.