Fraudsters, under the pretext of earning money from sports betting, lured more than 16,000 rubles from a resident of Vitebsk.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on this fact.
This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee for the Vitebsk Region.
How the scammers operated
According to the investigation, this summer a 19-year-old resident of Vitebsk began communicating on the social network Instagram (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta company, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) with a man.
The interlocutor spoke with admiration about an acquaintance who made money from sports betting.
The Vitebsk resident became interested and was put in touch with the curator. Over several months, the young man transferred more than 16,000 rubles to the account specified by the curator.
Soon the Vitebsk resident received a message in a messenger stating that he had won $27,000.
To receive the winnings, it was necessary to send a photo and passport details, as well as transfer $1,000.
The guy realized that he had become a victim of fraudsters and demanded that the money he had transferred be returned. He was told that he needed to transfer a certain amount to the account again.
The young man contacted the police. The Vitebsk city department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code (large-scale fraud).
