The Oktyabrsky (Minsk) district Department of the Investigative Committee establishes the circumstances of fraud committed on a particularly large scale.
According to the case file, in April of this year, a 38-year-old businessman decided to buy a car in the Russian Federation. For several years, he saved up money for a foreign car and, having chosen a suitable option, planned to make a purchase. Given the fact that the man collected funds in foreign currency, he wanted to profitably exchange 50 thousand dollars bypassing banks, so as not to lose interest on the conversion.
To find a solution to the problem, the Minsk resident turned to the thematic communities of the Telegram messenger. A resident of the capital posted an ad about buying Russian rubles or cryptocurrencies "by hand" and after a while an unknown person responded to the offer, who agreed to help. In the course of the correspondence, the men decided that it was better to transfer dollars to virtual currency and buy the necessary monetary units. While discussing the nuances of the transaction, the interlocutor advised the currency seller of a "trusted" person to whom you can transfer money. In addition, he said that the transfer to tokens itself will be carried out by another friend of his. For their part, a resident of the capital only needs to find a person who will collect cash in Moscow.
At the appointed time, the man met with intermediaries. The participants of the transaction showed the buyer an electronic wallet to which digital assets will be transferred. At that moment, a similar meeting was taking place in a neighboring country. Adhering to the earlier agreements reached, the Minsk resident gave a small amount for a trial transfer. After making sure that the operation was successful and he was not deceived, he transferred the remaining money, waiting for the balance of the crypto wallet to be replenished.
In front of the businessman's eyes, the transaction allegedly went well. After saying goodbye to one of the cryptocurrency traders who took the money and left, he called his friend to make sure that several million Russian rubles were handed over. However, the trustee reported that they refused to give him the money. In a panic, the man called the person involved, with whom he initially agreed to exchange currency, but he did not answer the phone.
It was a complete disappointment for a resident of the capital that all the participants in the so-called transaction, when they got in touch, began to introduce themselves with fictitious names and claim that there was no exchange at all. The whole" performance " was accompanied by insistent calls with the involvement of figureheads. Not wanting to understand more about what happened on his own, the man decided to contact law enforcement agencies.
The Oktyabrsky (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. Currently, a complex of investigative actions and operational-search measures aimed at identifying the perpetrators of this crime is being carried out.
According to the case file, in April of this year, a 38-year-old businessman decided to buy a car in the Russian Federation. For several years, he saved up money for a foreign car and, having chosen a suitable option, planned to make a purchase. Given the fact that the man collected funds in foreign currency, he wanted to profitably exchange 50 thousand dollars bypassing banks, so as not to lose interest on the conversion.
To find a solution to the problem, the Minsk resident turned to the thematic communities of the Telegram messenger. A resident of the capital posted an ad about buying Russian rubles or cryptocurrencies "by hand" and after a while an unknown person responded to the offer, who agreed to help. In the course of the correspondence, the men decided that it was better to transfer dollars to virtual currency and buy the necessary monetary units. While discussing the nuances of the transaction, the interlocutor advised the currency seller of a "trusted" person to whom you can transfer money. In addition, he said that the transfer to tokens itself will be carried out by another friend of his. For their part, a resident of the capital only needs to find a person who will collect cash in Moscow.
At the appointed time, the man met with intermediaries. The participants of the transaction showed the buyer an electronic wallet to which digital assets will be transferred. At that moment, a similar meeting was taking place in a neighboring country. Adhering to the earlier agreements reached, the Minsk resident gave a small amount for a trial transfer. After making sure that the operation was successful and he was not deceived, he transferred the remaining money, waiting for the balance of the crypto wallet to be replenished.
In front of the businessman's eyes, the transaction allegedly went well. After saying goodbye to one of the cryptocurrency traders who took the money and left, he called his friend to make sure that several million Russian rubles were handed over. However, the trustee reported that they refused to give him the money. In a panic, the man called the person involved, with whom he initially agreed to exchange currency, but he did not answer the phone.
It was a complete disappointment for a resident of the capital that all the participants in the so-called transaction, when they got in touch, began to introduce themselves with fictitious names and claim that there was no exchange at all. The whole" performance " was accompanied by insistent calls with the involvement of figureheads. Not wanting to understand more about what happened on his own, the man decided to contact law enforcement agencies.
The Oktyabrsky (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. Currently, a complex of investigative actions and operational-search measures aimed at identifying the perpetrators of this crime is being carried out.
