A resident of Ulan-Ude lost 4 million rubles due to fraud.

A resident of Ulan-Ude lost more than 4 million rubles due to false brokers. A criminal case has been opened on this fact.

According to the victim, in December she met a man online who introduced himself as a successful investor. He convinced the woman to invest about 20 thousand rubles. Later, a "trader" joined the conversation, who recommended installing the app on the phone. This is reported by IA UlanMedia.

Until January 7, the woman transferred another 160 thousand rubles. When she tried to withdraw the funds, the accounts were blocked. The scammers demanded to pay for "insurance" in the amount of $ 2.3 thousand, as well as to attract friends for investment. Three friends have issued loans totaling almost 3 million rubles.

A criminal case has been opened on this fact.

In the Jewish Autonomous Region, a 33-year-old man lost 1.5 million rubles due to false brokers.

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