A resident of Sverdlovsk invested almost 2 million rubles in scammers.

      A resident of Pervouralsk became a victim of fraudsters who offered her a way to earn money through investments. The 30-year-old woman lost almost 1.9 million rubles — all her personal savings.

      She met an unknown person named "Alexey" in one of the messengers in June. The man spoke about the opportunity to earn additional income and sent the woman a link to an allegedly brokerage platform. She registered, downloaded a currency exchange app, and initially transferred 10,000 rubles.

      Then, under the guidance of her new acquaintance, the woman began transferring cryptocurrency to the specified platform. In total, from June to August 29, she sent the fraudsters 1,890,900 rubles.

      When the victim tried to withdraw her money, the criminals demanded additional payments — supposedly for insurance and taxes. At that point, the woman realized she had fallen victim to a scam and reported it to the police.

      A criminal case has been initiated for fraud on a particularly large scale under part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

      The police remind that offers of "guaranteed income" from investments are often used by fraudsters to steal money.