A resident of Kazan is accused of fraud with the sale of mining equipment – Bits Media

Law enforcement agencies Astrakhan arrested a resident of Kazan, which is suspected of placing fraudulent offers for the sale of equipment for the production of cryptocurrencies on the Internet.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Astrakhan Region reported, what employees, engaged in crime in the field of information technology, completed the investigation of the criminal case against the 27-year-old resident of Kazan. The young man is accused of fraud with mining equipment on 19 million rubles.

According to the statement, man, previously convicted for drug storage, posted on the Internet tempting offers for the sale of mining equipment, which he supposedly had. From promised a 45-year-old resident of Pskov to sell miners at a low price with the condition 100% Prepayments. Having received from a man 936 000 rubles, suspect, As in the case with other victims, Stopped getting in touch.

Operatives arrested a resident of Kazan, which is accused of criminal criminal. 3 Art. 159 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - large -scale fraud. Now the suspect is waiting for a court in a pre -trial detention center, And his case was sent to the prosecutor's office to approve the prosecution.

According to the ESET cybersecurity company, Russia leads by the number of crimes associated with cryptocurrencies. In June it was reported, that the organizers of the mining hotel in the Irkutsk region attracted customers with profitable prices for rental and electricity, and then disappeared with their equipment for the total amount 100 million rubles.