Russian Woman Loses 4 Million Rubles in Fake Crypto Investment Scam
- —The victim took a 1 million ruble loan secured by her home and sent the funds to a crypto platform
- —She borrowed another 1 million rubles from other banks on the scammers' instructions
- —She paid roughly 1.7 million rubles more to "unblock" her account
- —Police opened a criminal case for large-scale fraud under Part 4 of Article 159
Why it matters: The fake-profit and unlock-fee scheme remains a typical crypto fraud pattern targeting retail investors in Russia.
Source: BitNovosti