Resident Gorodishchensky district transferred fraudsters more than 500 thousand rubles

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Gorodische district received a statement of fraud from a local resident born in 1997. He said he saw an advert selling motorcycles online. Passionate about the offer, he contacted the seller and agreed to buy two motorcycles, concluding a contract of sale. After receiving bank details, the seller, according to the applicant, asked to transfer 15 thousand rubles for the delivery of goods, and then 500 thousand rubles for the motorcycles themselves. However, the motor vehicles were never delivered, and the seller stopped communicating. Realizing that he was deceived, the man went to the police.

On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Part 3 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This article provides for a sentence of up to 6 years in prison. The police are taking measures to identify the person responsible for the crime.