Fraudsters, under the pretext of earning money on a crypto exchange, lured more than 12,600 rubles from a resident of Borisov.
The press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee reported this on Telegram.
How the scammers operated
A 41-year-old resident of Borisov found a thematic group in a messenger and contacted the curator.
He offered to make money on cryptocurrency. The next day after the transfer of funds, the woman was informed that she had earned a large sum.
To withdraw the profit, it was necessary to pay a fee. The Borisovchanka followed all the instructions of the curator, even issued several loans to replenish the account.
Only a month later, the Borisov resident realized that she had become a victim of fraudsters, the Department of Internal Affairs reported.
In total, she lost more than 12,600 rubles. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on this fact under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code.
The Internal Affairs Directorate noted that the number of such crimes is not decreasing, and called on citizens to check the legality of their activities and the availability of a license to provide brokerage services, as well as to study customer reviews before carrying out financial transactions on exchange platforms.
