Khabarovsk resident gave more than 1 million rubles to false brokers

A resident of Khabarovsk lost over 1 million roubles trying to gain income on the investment market. A criminal case has been instituted in connection with the fraud.

According to the man, he saw an offer of additional income in social networks. He sent his personal details to an e-mail address, after which he was contacted by an unfamiliar woman. She offered to open a "brokerage" account, writes IA AmurMedia. The victim transferred more than 1 million rubles in 20 days. It is known that 997 thousand rubles he took out on credit.

When the resident of the Industrial district tried to withdraw the money, the account was blocked. A criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud").

In Chita, the police began a check on the fact of fraud, the victim of which became a cleaner. The woman transferred 1.2 million roubles to unauthorized accounts.