Moscow law enforcers verify the theft of 3.4 million rubles ($46.000) under the pretext of trading on the crypto exchange.
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According to TASS, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a Muscovite met a fraudster in December 2017. The latter introduced himself as a cryptocurrency specialist.
“In November 2018, the applicant decided to invest his money in the business of a new acquaintance by purchasing electronic shares of the company in the amount of 3,400,000 rubles, while receiving a personal electronic key. In April 2019, the victim handed over the specified electronic key to a friend for further management of his account for the purpose of trading on the stock exchange and selling shares,” police said.
Subsequently, it turned out that the fraudster transferred all the money to his account and stopped contacting.
At the moment, the police are checking this case.