Novokuznetsk resident became a victim of fraudsters two times in a row and lost 800,000 rubles

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A 65-year-old local resident reported to the Novokuznetsk police duty station that unknown persons had fraudulently stolen a large sum of money from her. The police found out that a citizen on the Internet saw an advertisement for large earnings on the stock exchange. The woman contacted the "broker", who conducted training on investing and offered to transfer a small amount to the brokerage account to make sure that the investments bring income.

Novokuznetsk followed the instructions of the interlocutor, and then transferred another 500,000 rubles. When the victim tried to contact the "broker", he stopped answering calls.

Three months later, the citizen turned to the company, which allegedly provides services for the return of funds lost on the stock exchange. Unknown people assured that they will help you withdraw money from your brokerage account for 300,000 rubles. However, after she transferred the money, the "specialists" stopped contacting her. The victim realized that she had been deceived twice by scammers, and turned to the police.

Currently, criminal investigation officers are identifying suspects. The investigator of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Novokuznetsk initiated two criminal cases under Part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code "Fraud", which provides for up to 6 years in prison.