Two Muscovites were detained for fraud under the pretext of buying cars from abroad

Two residents Moscow police detained them for organizing a fraudulent scheme for allegedly buying cars from abroad. As reported on February 28 by the Russian Interior Ministry, the defendants in the criminal case were placed under house arrest.

It was previously established that the women represented themselves as employees of a large company in the field of international logistics. From September 2023 to January 2024, the attackers promised a 48-year-old customer to deliver 10 cars from East Asia.

"For their "services" they received almost 10 million rubles from the man, but they never fulfilled their obligations. Without waiting for the cars, the victim contacted the police. The accomplices were detained on Rodnikova Street at the place of residence of one of them," the department's Telegram channel says.

As it turned out, they had nothing to do with the company they named. The ladies divided the money of the "client" and spent it. A criminal case has been opened under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud committed by an organized group").

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Before that, on February 7, in the Kaluga region a Nigerian citizen was detained who, along with his accomplices, deceived Russian women, extorting money from them. The man got to know the women through social media and created the appearance of a romantic relationship. Then he announced his intention to meet in person, but wrote that he needed money to move. He transferred the funds received from the women to the bank cards of his accomplices. As a result, five Russian victims lost more than 9.11 million rubles.