The large-scale spread of propaganda for a “rich and carefree” life without the need to work has reached the peak of an increase in the number of crimes related to crypto fraud. Consultants of “affordable luxury” promise citizens easy money in the shortest possible time. Thousands of naive people fell for this bait and age, as it turned out, is not the main reason for excessive gullibility.
Employees of the Investigative Committee, in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, carried out preventive measures aimed at warning the population about active attacks by scammers. Almost daily news is published about new cases of crimes, where victims share their bitter experiences, trying to show by personal example that even the most reliable and at first glance truthful way to get rich quickly is often just another scam. Unfortunately, due to the frivolous desire to earn millions without difficulty, people continue to lose their savings to the pleasure of criminals.
The Zavodsky (Minsk) district department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of fraud committed on an especially large scale.
In January 2023, a 28-year-old guy met a girl in the Telegram messenger. During a long correspondence and discussion of various topics, a “virtual” friend told him how to make good money online. The young man was tempted by the opportunity to increase his capital and agreed to a tempting offer. After the agreement, the stranger gave the contacts of the coordinators, who told the novice investor in detail about a quick way to increase income. The algorithm of actions turned out to be simple: purchase of virtual currency, transaction of tokens on crypto exchanges and, based on the results of trading, an impressive increase in profit.
False brokers provided the guy with links to register in specialized applications and without wasting time, he made his first investments. For a month, the young man continued to buy coins and withdraw them to crypto wallets. When his savings ran out, he, without hesitation, took out a loan for an impressive amount, and also invested the money he received in a virtual business.
The deception was revealed when the guy decided to look at the history of monetary transactions and, to his surprise, the crypto wallets turned out to be empty. Prudent consultants blocked their accounts in advance and it was not possible to contact them.
Thus, within a month, the scammers took possession of the victim’s funds for a total amount of more than 65,000 Belarusian rubles.
Based on this fact, the Zavodsky (Minsk) district department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Art. 209 (fraud committed on an especially large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Currently, investigators together with employees of internal affairs bodies are identifying the persons involved in the crime.
The criminal investigation continues.
Employees of the Investigative Committee, in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, carried out preventive measures aimed at warning the population about active attacks by scammers. Almost daily news is published about new cases of crimes, where victims share their bitter experiences, trying to show by personal example that even the most reliable and at first glance truthful way to get rich quickly is often just another scam. Unfortunately, due to the frivolous desire to earn millions without difficulty, people continue to lose their savings to the pleasure of criminals.
The Zavodsky (Minsk) district department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of fraud committed on an especially large scale.
In January 2023, a 28-year-old guy met a girl in the Telegram messenger. During a long correspondence and discussion of various topics, a “virtual” friend told him how to make good money online. The young man was tempted by the opportunity to increase his capital and agreed to a tempting offer. After the agreement, the stranger gave the contacts of the coordinators, who told the novice investor in detail about a quick way to increase income. The algorithm of actions turned out to be simple: purchase of virtual currency, transaction of tokens on crypto exchanges and, based on the results of trading, an impressive increase in profit.
False brokers provided the guy with links to register in specialized applications and without wasting time, he made his first investments. For a month, the young man continued to buy coins and withdraw them to crypto wallets. When his savings ran out, he, without hesitation, took out a loan for an impressive amount, and also invested the money he received in a virtual business.
The deception was revealed when the guy decided to look at the history of monetary transactions and, to his surprise, the crypto wallets turned out to be empty. Prudent consultants blocked their accounts in advance and it was not possible to contact them.
Thus, within a month, the scammers took possession of the victim’s funds for a total amount of more than 65,000 Belarusian rubles.
Based on this fact, the Zavodsky (Minsk) district department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Art. 209 (fraud committed on an especially large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Currently, investigators together with employees of internal affairs bodies are identifying the persons involved in the crime.
The criminal investigation continues.