Moscow woman defrauded of 7M rubles by dating app partner

A woman handed over 9.7 million rubles to the couriers of scammers.

Consensus

A Moscow woman was defrauded by a man she met on a dating app.
The man allegedly used her money for a business venture but did not return it.
The woman reported the case to the Investigative Committee of Russia.
The man was reportedly married and had children with two other women, whom he did not support financially.
The man was said to suffer from gambling addiction.
Other women were found to have been similarly defrauded by the same man.
The man had previously returned half of the stolen money under pressure.
The man stopped communicating after returning half the money.
A 13-year-old girl in Moscow was also defrauded by a courier who stole a safe with 2 million rubles.
The courier was arrested and the safe was recovered.
An investigation was opened into the 13-year-old's case under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.

A 29-year-old Moscow woman was defrauded of 9.7 million rubles through psychological pressure, with funds transferred to couriers via a 'safe account' and credit applications. — vm
Another Moscow woman lost 24 million rubles in a separate incident involving a video search and meeting couriers. — vm
A 22-year-old Moscow man was charged in connection with the 24 million ruble fraud. — vm
A woman from St. Petersburg was charged for taking 864,000 rubles from the 29-year-old victim. — vm
The victim in the 2 million ruble case was a 13-year-old girl. — vesti
The man defrauded multiple women, including two who had children with him, and was not employed. — riamo