Wanting to open his brokerage account, a 45-year-old resident of Sevastopol transferred to scammers … a million rubles

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Despite the regular explanatory work carried out by the police, gullible citizens continue to give their money to scammers. Another instructive story was told by the press service of the Sevastopol police.

-year-old local resident found on the Internet a site that provided services for earning on the difference in stock prices and opening a brokerage account. Wanting to improve his financial condition, the man transferred thousands of rubles to a virtual account 500.

For a long period of time, he received calls from site operators posing as specialists. Under various pretexts, they persuaded them to transfer money to a virtual account. When a man wanted to withdraw money from him, he was faced with a condition under which the withdrawal of money is possible only if he makes another transfer in the amount of 10 thousand dollars. The victim, realizing that he had been deceived, filed a complaint with the police. The total amount of damage amounted to one million rubles , — reports the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol.

Police remind: if you are offered easy and quick enrichment, be careful — they can be scammers!

With the development of technology, attackers have learned to disguise themselves as investment companies and projects, as well as brokerage firms. Before transferring money to unknown accounts, check the business reputation of the firm or company, do not trust the persuasion of project representatives, read real reviews on third-party Internet resources , — noted in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

If you have suffered from fraud or another crime, immediately contact the nearest territorial unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Sevastopol or report it by phone 102.