In Yekaterinburg, a 25-year-old single mother who was working for scammers was detained.

      Police in Yekaterinburg identified a "runner" who assisted telephone scammers. The courier turned out to be a 25-year-old woman who worked as a nurse at a private clinic. This was reported by the press group of the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

      Earlier, a man approached the police, reporting the theft of more than one million rubles from him. The scammers informed him that money was being transferred from his account, so it was necessary to immediately secure his savings. The victim withdrew 1,096,000 from his account and handed it over to an unfamiliar woman.

      Operatives found and questioned the woman. She admitted that she had posted an advertisement on one of the websites looking for additional income. She noted that she was raising a 1.5-year-old child alone, so she was short on money. Soon, she was contacted by "representatives of a company" that needed a courier. Her duties included picking up cash and documents at specific addresses and transferring them through a crypto exchange to accounts. For one working day, the woman was promised 5,000 rubles plus 0.2% of the amount.

      The suspect reviewed the company's website, which she was offered to work for, and looked at reviews about its activities. Finding nothing suspicious, she agreed. According to her, she had collected cash from pensioners at least six times. On March 25, she was detained. The woman claimed that she was confident in the legality of her "work."

      A criminal case was initiated against her under the article "Fraud on a particularly large scale." In addition to her debts, the suspect will have to compensate the victims who fell prey to the fraudulent actions involving her participation.

      Earlier, residents of Yekaterinburg were warned about scammers on the streets of Elmash and Uralmash.