A 42-year-old resident of Zhodino was contacted by an expert trader on her mobile phone and told about a unique project that helps earn money at auctions. The woman believed the swindler, invested in a "unique project" and lost over Br50 thousand. The official representative of the USC for the Minsk region, Maria Nikitina, told BelTA about the details of the criminal case.
According to Maria Nikitina, recently more and more people are becoming interested in investing: how to get additional income without making much effort. No special education is required to invest money in company shares and digital currency - anyone can become an investor: from an ordinary student to a pensioner. However, novice investors are people who are far from stock trading and cryptocurrencies.
"An ordinary person can't just come to the stock exchange and trade on their own. To do this, you need a broker - an intermediary between the investor and the company whose securities the client wants to purchase, or simply-a buyer and seller. This is often used by scammers who offer their services as stockbrokers. By entering into a trusting relationship with the victims, they promise a high income in a short period of time. Attackers publish daily reports on transactions and profits, imitate the work of investment funds, pushing people to invest even more money. For the sake of credibility, digital scammers can even make small payments to investors, working on the principle of a financial pyramid," the official representative of the USC for the Minsk region explained.
The victim of such fraud was a 42-year-old resident of Zhodino. The woman was contacted by mobile phone "expert trader" and told about a unique project that helps to earn money on trades. The false broker promised a very high and stable profit without any special labor costs. To register and participate in transactions, it was necessary to transfer $250 to the account. When connecting to the system in the personal account, false brokers showed the novice investor successful trading results, an increase in savings, offering to invest even more money to get even more income.
In order for the victim to continue giving away their savings, the scammers cashed out the income in the amount of Br160. When a resident of Zhodino wanted to return the invested money with the profit received, which is almost $21.5 thousand, it turned out that it was necessary to pay tax for withdrawing money. The newly-made investor believed the tricks, made this amount, but did not receive either her savings or the allegedly received interest on income. The woman lost over Br50 thousand.
The Zhodinsky city Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on this fact under Part 4 of Article 209 (fraud committed on a particularly large scale). Criminal Code OF THE Republic OF Belarus.
Maria Nikitina added that recently investigators have observed a surge in such crimes. In October alone, 17 criminal cases were initiated in the Minsk region, and the total damage to victims amounted to more than Br450 thousand.
According to Maria Nikitina, recently more and more people are becoming interested in investing: how to get additional income without making much effort. No special education is required to invest money in company shares and digital currency - anyone can become an investor: from an ordinary student to a pensioner. However, novice investors are people who are far from stock trading and cryptocurrencies.
"An ordinary person can't just come to the stock exchange and trade on their own. To do this, you need a broker - an intermediary between the investor and the company whose securities the client wants to purchase, or simply-a buyer and seller. This is often used by scammers who offer their services as stockbrokers. By entering into a trusting relationship with the victims, they promise a high income in a short period of time. Attackers publish daily reports on transactions and profits, imitate the work of investment funds, pushing people to invest even more money. For the sake of credibility, digital scammers can even make small payments to investors, working on the principle of a financial pyramid," the official representative of the USC for the Minsk region explained.
The victim of such fraud was a 42-year-old resident of Zhodino. The woman was contacted by mobile phone "expert trader" and told about a unique project that helps to earn money on trades. The false broker promised a very high and stable profit without any special labor costs. To register and participate in transactions, it was necessary to transfer $250 to the account. When connecting to the system in the personal account, false brokers showed the novice investor successful trading results, an increase in savings, offering to invest even more money to get even more income.
In order for the victim to continue giving away their savings, the scammers cashed out the income in the amount of Br160. When a resident of Zhodino wanted to return the invested money with the profit received, which is almost $21.5 thousand, it turned out that it was necessary to pay tax for withdrawing money. The newly-made investor believed the tricks, made this amount, but did not receive either her savings or the allegedly received interest on income. The woman lost over Br50 thousand.
The Zhodinsky city Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on this fact under Part 4 of Article 209 (fraud committed on a particularly large scale). Criminal Code OF THE Republic OF Belarus.
Maria Nikitina added that recently investigators have observed a surge in such crimes. In October alone, 17 criminal cases were initiated in the Minsk region, and the total damage to victims amounted to more than Br450 thousand.
