Cryptocurrency scammers lured away 1.5 million rubles from a resident of the Altai Territory

A resident of the city of Yarovoe in the Altai Territory tried to make money by trading cryptocurrencies and, caught by scammers, lost 1.5 million rubles. Now the police are looking for intruders.

The victim invested a small amount in a certain company on the Internet, which provided cryptocurrency trade services. After several transactions, he made a profit and decided to invest a larger amount, However, after investing, his account in the system was blocked. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Altai Territory says:

“The man found a company on the Internet, proposing to receive income from transactions in the cryptocurrency market. Having received some profit from a small investment, He decided to invest a million rubles. But since he did not have enough money, He decided to get a loan in the nearest bank on 435 000 rubles. After that, How he transferred the amount to the scammers website, He discovered, that all actions in your personal account are blocked ".

A criminal case was instituted for fraudsters. 159 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Recall, that in early November, ex-chockey player Igor Musatov received four years in a general regime colony for cryptocurrency fraud. He agreed to sell bitcoins in the amount 45.3 million rubles, that at the rate on 19 february 2018 The year was about 81 BTC, However, Bitcoins did not transmit.