Law enforcers began an investigation into the theft of 980 thousand rubles ($15.000) from a resident of the Altai Territory, who became a victim of fraudsters in an attempt to acquire cryptocurrency. This was reported by the press service of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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The victim became interested in advertising crypto investments on the Internet. Subsequently, he transferred 130 thousand rubles ($2.000) and dictated his passport details to scammers.
Attackers issued a loan of 850 thousand ($130.000) in the name of the victim and transferred all funds to another account.
Recall that two residents of Penza gave the attackers five million rubles ($75.000) in the hope of making money on investments in cryptocurrency.
Also, recall that a scam group based in Kyiv in 2019 lured out about $70 million under the guise of investing in cryptocurrencies and stocks. Its victims were thousands of people from more than 50 countries.