A resident of Ulan-Ude gave more than 1.4 million rubles to fraudsters.

In Ulan-Ude, the police are conducting an investigation into fraud, the victim of which was a 65-year-old woman. She lost almost 1.47 million rubles.

According to the victim, in one of the messengers she received an offer to receive income from investments in cryptocurrency. The woman contacted the manager and registered on a fake website. For some time, she transferred money using the banking details that were sent to her in the support chat. This is reported by IA UlanMedia.

The victim transferred both personal savings and credit funds. When the woman decided to withdraw the funds, she was offered to pay the commission and apply for another loan. Then a resident of Ulan-Ude contacted the police.

In the Sakhalin region, a 72-year-old woman gave 12.5 million rubles to fraudsters. The scammers convinced the pensioner that she needed to "declare" funds in order to protect her bank account.