Following the theft of 144 million rubles, raids were conducted at…
Following the theft of 144 million rubles, raids were conducted at cryptocurrency exchanges 'Moscow City'.
Consensus
- Searches were conducted at cryptocurrency exchange offices in the 'Moscow-Sity' business center.
- The searches followed a theft of 144 million rubles.
- The victim was deceived by fraudsters posing as FSB employees.
- The stolen funds were allegedly transferred through a cryptocurrency exchange.
- All exchange points were temporarily closed.
- Dozens of employees were detained.
- Eight individuals had preventive measures applied by the court.
Points of divergence
- The searches were conducted at offices of the 'Federation Vostok' network of crypto-exchanges. — riamo
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia previously reported that scammers use QR codes for contactless deposits into 'drop' cards, with transaction limits between 15,000 and 100,000 rubles per bank. — vm
- The incident began with a phone call from 'FSB employees' to a Moscow resident. — ntv
Coverage (3 sources)
- In the crypto-exchange network 'Moscow City', raids took place after the theft of 144 million rubles — РИАМО
- Searches related to the theft of 144 million rubles took place in the center of 'Moscow-City' — Вечерняя Москва
- Searches conducted at cryptocurrency exchanges in Moscow-City after theft of 144 million rubles — НТВ Москва
Key entities
- Moscow-City
- East Federation
- Moscow City
- Vladimir R.
- Media
- Russia
- FSB
- REN TV
- Federal Security Service
- Evgeny Kashpиров
- Photobank Lori Obyski