A Muscovite woman invested in cryptocurrency and lost more than 5.3 million rubles.

A Muscovite woman decided to make money on investments in cryptocurrency on the advice of scammers and lost more than 5.3 million rubles. This was announced on May 28 by a source of Izvestia.

"In March 2025, a 40-year-old resident of the capital met a woman in a messenger. After a conversation on general topics, she suggested that she invest in cryptocurrency under the guidance of her friend, who called himself a professional trader," the source said, noting that later two more unknown people joined the conversation with the Muscovite.

The woman has registered on several crypto exchanges and has been depositing money into exchangers for several months. In the period from April 19 to May 13, she invested over 5.3 million rubles.

On May 22, a Muscovite woman tried to withdraw funds, but discovered that the received cryptocurrency had no real value. It turned out that during the exchange, her assets were replaced with fake ones. An investigation is underway into the incident.

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On May 24, it was reported that fraudsters had lured 720 thousand rubles from a pensioner. It is noted that the fraudster advised her to declare money and jewelry "for safety." The pensioner sent a photo of her savings to the attacker in a messenger, after which the scammer forced her to transfer money to the specified accounts.