According to the victim, he met the accused at a business meeting. The man immediately invited him to invest in NFT paintings of the famous artist. He argued that the cost of works would increase after they were posted on various resources.
The victim was immediately added to the chat in the messenger, where information about the transactions was posted. However, after he sent his USDT savings of $670,000, the suspect stopped contacting him. Now the prosecutor’s office is checking the possible involvement of the detainee in other similar cases.
Previously, managers and employees of a company located in an office in Moscow City were detained due to fraud with cryptocurrency. Employees of the organization, namely the call center, were looking for citizens who would like to invest money in bitcoins.
Recently, law enforcement agencies in the Penza region reported that they had discovered four underground miners who collaborated and stole electricity to mine cryptocurrencies.
Source: Bits
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