A fake trader who offered to invest in a non-existent cryptocurrency exchange was detained in Grodno.
A criminal case has been opened against the detainee under the article “Fraud”.
The press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee reported this on Telegram.
Employees of the Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Grodno Region, with the forceful support of the OMON, detained a 22-year-old resident of Grodno, who was part of an organized criminal group.
The young man found citizens of a neighboring country on the Internet and offered them to invest in a non-existent crypto exchange.
It was established that one of the victims transferred more than 8,000 Belarusian rubles in equivalent to the Grodno resident.
A criminal case has been opened against the young man under the article “Fraud”.