8 Arrested in 100M Ruble Bank Fraud Scheme
A Moscow resident and his accomplices are suspected of stealing 100 million rubles from Russian banks through the illegal production of counterfeit money, said official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk on Friday.
Consensus
- Eight suspects were arrested in five regions of Russia.
- The suspects are accused of stealing 100 million rubles from Russian banks.
- The scheme involved the production of souvenir banknotes resembling 5,000 ruble bills.
- The counterfeit notes were deposited into bank ATMs via drop accounts.
- The operation was uncovered during a cash-in-transit (incassation) inspection.
- An investigation was launched, and criminal charges were filed under Article 158, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- All suspects were detained in custody (SIZO).
- The alleged organizer was a resident of Moscow who printed the fake notes in his apartment.
Points of divergence
- The suspect previously defrauded a cryptocurrency broker and exchanged 'bank jokes' tickets for over 10 million rubles. — vm
- The suspect admitted to acting on instructions from a supervisor and was supposed to receive 100,000 rubles for his role. — vm
- The suspect was detained in Pavlovsky Posad, Moscow Oblast. — vm
- More than 1,000 souvenir banknotes were discovered during the incassation. — interfax
- Over 20,000 counterfeit banknotes were deposited into ATMs. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Counterfeiters detained who stole 100 million rubles from banks using souvenir notes — Интерфакс
- Moscow man organized scheme to steal 100 million rubles from banks: what it entailed — Вечерняя Москва
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