A resident of Yalta transferred more than 200 thousand rubles to a fraudster for «purchasing equipment from Europe»

CrimeaPRESS reports:

On suspicion of fraud, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory was detained. This was reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea.

The Simferopol police received a statement from a 51-year-old resident of Yalta that an unidentified person had fraudulently seized his funds in the amount of more than 200 thousand rubles. As the applicant explains, he transferred a large amount of money to a stranger through a mobile application. He transferred money for the purchase of household appliances from Europe. However, the customer did not receive the promised product.

Police officers as a result of operational-search activities identified the suspect. It turned out to be a 39-year-old resident of Sochi, who created an account where he published photos of various goods from Europe. The attacker took orders for the goods, and assured buyers that it would be shipped within a certain time frame. After the victims transferred money to his bank card, the attacker stopped contacting them— told the details in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea.

As a result of the competent actions of the police officers, the suspect was detained at the place of residence and taken to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Simferopol. During the interrogation, the attacker gave a confession.

According to part 2 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“fraud”) a criminal case was initiated. The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a period of 5 years. The man was given a measure of restraint in the form of detention.

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