A resident of Murmashi transferred almost 230 thousand rubles to a scammer for flowers and was left without the order.

Buying flowers online resulted in a loss of almost 230 thousand rubles for a 29-year-old resident of the village of Murmashi. The man found an advertisement for the sale of a large batch of flowers with delivery throughout Russia, transferred the money to the seller, but never received the goods. This was reported by the Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Murmansk Region.

The resident of the North found the offer on one of the popular free classifieds websites. He discussed the details of the order with the seller in a messenger app. He was also sent the payment details there.

Trusting his interlocutor, the man transferred almost 230,000 rubles to the specified account. After receiving the money, the seller stopped responding to messages. Realizing that he had been deceived, the buyer contacted the police.

Based on the incident, a criminal case was initiated under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, "Fraud." Police officers are currently identifying those involved in the crime.

The regional Department of Internal Affairs reminds us: when buying goods online, you shouldn't rush to transfer money. You should be especially cautious if the seller moves the conversation from the classifieds platform to a messaging app and asks you to pay for the item by transferring money to unknown bank details.

Earlier, "MK in Murmansk" reported that a Murmansk resident received 13,000 calls from scammers and became the regional record holder.