An old and new scam scheme on marketplaces: buy more, the money will be “returned.” History from Sevastopol

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Over the past 24 hours, three residents of Sevastopol fell for the trick of online scammers. The “scheme” is associated with the possibility of additional earnings on marketplaces. It seems that the “scheme” is not new… but it works…

The victims of the widespread scheme were three residents of Sevastopol, aged 29, 31 and 59, who looked for advertisements in the messenger about fast and high earnings on the marketplace. The scammers offered them to purchase goods from the online store they indicated, supposedly to increase its rating, and in return they promised to return not only the money for the purchase, but also a percentage of the amount spent— reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol.

Believing the scammers, the victims transferred a total of 274 thousand rubles to the Internet scammers. When the investments were not returned with the promised interest, the ladies realized that they had been deceived and contacted the police.

Remember: offers to make money on the marketplace by increasing your rating are a scam! Easy and quick earnings that require investing your money are always a scam,” the Sevastopol police recalled.

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