An acquaintance with a “big businessman” on the Internet resulted in a loss of 26,000 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 26,000 rubles
A woman who became a victim of cyber fraudsters contacted the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Minsk.
The applicant met a man on the Internet who introduced himself as a major businessman.
During the conversation, the “businessman” demonstrated serious intentions in every possible way.
He even sent the woman a bouquet of flowers from abroad by courier, the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs reported.
A new acquaintance mentioned that he invests in cryptocurrency as an additional source of income and suggested that the woman try herself in this.
The Minsk resident agreed. Soon a "financial analyst" contacted her. Following his advice, the woman began investing money in the stock exchange.
When the Minsk resident wanted to receive her earnings, she managed to withdraw only 350 dollars.
After this, the woman was informed that the account was blocked and that she needed to make insurance payments to unblock it.
The Minsk resident realized that she had become a victim of fraud and contacted the police. The damage caused amounted to 26,000 rubles, a criminal case was opened.
For reference
Fraud is the theft of someone else's property or the acquisition of rights to someone else's property through deception or abuse of trust.
