The law enforcement agencies stated that a 23-year-old resident of Moscow, together with an accomplice from Krasnodar, convinced the victims to conclude a loan agreement with him and transfer money to invest in an allegedly profitable cryptocurrency business.
According to the victims, the man all the time delayed the deadline for the return of funds, and as a result they did not receive money. The police established the involvement of attackers in eight episodes of unlawful activities.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened criminal cases on the grounds of fraud on an especially large scale. The detained resident of Moscow faces up to 10 years in prison, and his accomplice is put on the federal wanted list.
Earlier, the Office for the Organization of the Continuing use of Information and Communication Technologies (UBK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia said that attackers have developed a new way to deceive citizens using cryptocurrencies.
Source: Bits
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