Fraudsters, under the pretext of investing in cryptocurrency, lured more than 17,000 rubles from a pensioner from Orsha.
The press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee reported this on Telegram.
How the scammers operated
A 62-year-old resident of Orsha saw an advertisement on the social network Instagram (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta company, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) about earning money on cryptocurrency and left a request.
The woman was immediately contacted via messenger by a “cryptocurrency transaction specialist.”
Under his guidance, the pensioner began transferring money to the account specified to her via Internet banking.
At first, the Orshanka transferred 5,000 rubles from her own savings. After some time, the woman tried to withdraw the profit, but she was told that this required more investment.
The Orshanka woman took out a loan for 5,300 rubles. Bank employees warned the client about possible fraud, but she took out the loan anyway.
Subsequently, the pensioner took out another loan for 5,100 rubles and also borrowed 1,600 rubles from her neighbors.
When the "cryptocurrency specialist" stopped responding, the Orsha resident told her son everything. He advised her to contact the police.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on this fact regarding large-scale fraud.
