A resident of the capital rented an apartment for a day, and then gave it to a foreigner, posing as the hostess

A criminal case against a 31-year-old previously convicted resident of the capital, who was accused of committing fraud, was sent to the court, the Partizan district prosecutor’s office told the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency.

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Minchanka wanted to rent a room. The woman’s mobile phone was called by a potential lodger, who was answered by her niece. She had a difficult financial situation, so without being confused, she left her contact to a stranger.

Then the attacker rented for a day for 150 BYN apartment on the street. Zakharova and under the guise of her real estate passed for a month to an unfamiliar man who turned out to be a foreigner. She charged him a fee of 1,033 BYN.

The deception was revealed the next day. Another criminal case was opened against the fraudster.

- The accused has been employed as an auxiliary worker at one of the capital’s factories, is the mother of six children, in respect of five of whom she has been deprived of parental rights, was previously brought to criminal responsibility for driving a vehicle in a state of alcoholic intoxication, has a criminal record not withdrawn and not extinguished in accordance with the procedure established by law, commented Timur Stuzhuk, Deputy Prosecutor of the Partizan district. She was charged with seizing someone else’s property by deception (fraud), that is, committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code, the sanction of which is up to three years in prison. The citizen fully admitted his guilt, repented of what he had done, did not compensate the victim for the damage.

A preventive measure of detention has been applied against the accused.