The Leninsky (Minsk) district department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on fraud committed on a particularly large scale.
In early December 2023, a 51-year-old woman decided to make money by trading on a financial exchange and began searching the web for specialized sites that carry out brokerage activities. She registered on one of these resources and deposited $ 100 to her account. After performing several operations, the Minsk resident decided to withdraw money, but was unable to do so. A resident of the capital decided to stop bidding, and wrote about the problem on the forum.
After that, a representative of the platform allegedly contacted her and promised that he would help her understand the situation. In addition, the man assured that it is possible to increase capital in the shortest possible time under the guidance of experienced traders, and to start the activity, you only need to download a few applications.
The woman blindly trusted the callers and, at their direction, replenished bank cards, purchased cryptocurrency, which she later transferred to" brokerage " accounts.
A week later, the specialist allegedly asked for additional funds. Despite the fact that the victim has already issued 2 loans totaling more than 16 thousand, she decided to borrow money from friends. For several days, the Minsk resident, following the instructions of the "mentors", purchased a cryptocurrency, paying almost 17 thousand rubles for it.
For several more days, the woman continued to conduct trading and repeatedly replenished the account at the request of false brokers. When friends stopped lending her money, the victim found an ad on the web about quick earnings – you need to arrange the purchase of expensive TV and laptop in installments, and then sell it to the "employer"for cash. The Minsk resident purchased equipment with a total cost of more than 11 thousand rubles and handed it over to an unknown man, having received only 5 thousand rubles. She also transferred these funds to a virtual account.
As the income in the account constantly increased, the woman again began to borrow money from colleagues and acquaintances to buy cryptocurrency. When the "earned" amount reached 85 thousand US dollars, she decided to cash it out. But, as it should be in such cases, it was necessary to pay mandatory payments. For help, a resident of the capital turned to her daughter, who, after hearing a story about successful investment activities, immediately realized that her mother was a victim of fraudsters.
In just a month, she transferred more than 96 thousand rubles to accounts controlled by intruders.
Leninsky (Minsk) district Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 209 (fraud committed on a particularly large scale). Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Investigative actions and operational-search measures aimed at identifying the person who committed this crime are being carried out.
In early December 2023, a 51-year-old woman decided to make money by trading on a financial exchange and began searching the web for specialized sites that carry out brokerage activities. She registered on one of these resources and deposited $ 100 to her account. After performing several operations, the Minsk resident decided to withdraw money, but was unable to do so. A resident of the capital decided to stop bidding, and wrote about the problem on the forum.
After that, a representative of the platform allegedly contacted her and promised that he would help her understand the situation. In addition, the man assured that it is possible to increase capital in the shortest possible time under the guidance of experienced traders, and to start the activity, you only need to download a few applications.
The woman blindly trusted the callers and, at their direction, replenished bank cards, purchased cryptocurrency, which she later transferred to" brokerage " accounts.
A week later, the specialist allegedly asked for additional funds. Despite the fact that the victim has already issued 2 loans totaling more than 16 thousand, she decided to borrow money from friends. For several days, the Minsk resident, following the instructions of the "mentors", purchased a cryptocurrency, paying almost 17 thousand rubles for it.
For several more days, the woman continued to conduct trading and repeatedly replenished the account at the request of false brokers. When friends stopped lending her money, the victim found an ad on the web about quick earnings – you need to arrange the purchase of expensive TV and laptop in installments, and then sell it to the "employer"for cash. The Minsk resident purchased equipment with a total cost of more than 11 thousand rubles and handed it over to an unknown man, having received only 5 thousand rubles. She also transferred these funds to a virtual account.
As the income in the account constantly increased, the woman again began to borrow money from colleagues and acquaintances to buy cryptocurrency. When the "earned" amount reached 85 thousand US dollars, she decided to cash it out. But, as it should be in such cases, it was necessary to pay mandatory payments. For help, a resident of the capital turned to her daughter, who, after hearing a story about successful investment activities, immediately realized that her mother was a victim of fraudsters.
In just a month, she transferred more than 96 thousand rubles to accounts controlled by intruders.
Leninsky (Minsk) district Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 209 (fraud committed on a particularly large scale). Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Investigative actions and operational-search measures aimed at identifying the person who committed this crime are being carried out.
