An online acquaintance with a “businessman from Dubai” resulted in a loss of more than 16,000 rubles for a Minsk resident.
The press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee reported this on Telegram.
How a Minsk resident lost her money
A girl who became a victim of cyber fraud contacted the Oktyabrsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Minsk.
The victim met a "businessman from Dubai" online. Having boasted of his high income from cryptocurrency investments, the man offered to help the Minsk resident organize similar earnings.
Soon a “financial analyst” contacted the girl and began giving her recommendations on investing money.
Once, to make it more convincing, he helped to cash out a small amount, the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs reported.
Then the Minsk resident was contacted by an "employee of the securities commission." He told the girl that her activities were illegal, the account was blocked, and to unblock it, she needed to transfer money.
The girl realized that she had been deceived and contacted the police. The damage exceeded 16,000 rubles, an investigation is underway.
