A travel agent was detained in Khabarovsk for defrauding customers of almost a million rubles.

According to preliminary data, the 31-year-old fraudster signed contracts with clients for travel, after which the clients transferred money to her relative's card or gave it in cash. The woman told the victims about buying air tickets and booking hotels.

"The preliminary amount of damage caused was about 900 thousand rubles," the statement said.

A criminal case was opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud").

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