Belarusian Tried to Make Money on Cryptocurrency and Lost More Than 7,000 Rubles
A resident of Vitebsk lost more than 7,000 thousand rubles while trying to make money on cryptocurrency.
This was reported by the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.
How a Vitebsk resident lost his money
A 43-year-old worker at a Vitebsk enterprise saw an ad on Telegram about easy money on cryptocurrency exchange.
Having become interested, the Vitebsk resident registered on several cryptocurrency exchanges and acquired a crypto wallet.
The man transferred 7,500 rubles twice, but received no profit.
Realizing that he had fallen for the scammers’ tricks, the regional center resident contacted the police.
The police are calling on citizens not to trust promises of easy money on the Internet.
Most often, fraudsters offer those who wish to invest in cryptocurrencies or buy shares of well-known companies, the Internal Affairs Directorate noted.
