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In Moscow, police officers detained a suspect in the theft of citizens' savings using crypto ATMs. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to preliminary information, a group of criminals installed more than 20 crypto ATMs in several Russian regions and controlled them remotely. Presumably, the victims were contacted by phone and convinced to deposit money through terminals. The
purchased cryptocurrencies were transferred to the wallets of the organizers of the scheme, and the cash from the crypto ATMs was later taken by the leader of the group and also exchanged for digital assets, investigators believe.
vk.com
The police claim that the scheme had curators from Ukraine and that most of the funds went to them.
According to preliminary estimates, over 150 people fell victim to the scammers. One of the victims transferred over 2.5 million rubles to so-called safe accounts.
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of fraud. One defendant was taken into custody, the rest were chosen as a coercive measure in the form of an obligation to appear.
The investigation is ongoing.
According to preliminary information, a group of criminals installed more than 20 crypto ATMs in several Russian regions and controlled them remotely. Presumably, the victims were contacted by phone and convinced to deposit money through terminals. The
purchased cryptocurrencies were transferred to the wallets of the organizers of the scheme, and the cash from the crypto ATMs was later taken by the leader of the group and also exchanged for digital assets, investigators believe.
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vk.com
According to preliminary estimates, over 150 people fell victim to the scammers. One of the victims transferred over 2.5 million rubles to so-called safe accounts.
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of fraud. One defendant was taken into custody, the rest were chosen as a coercive measure in the form of an obligation to appear.
The investigation is ongoing.