Moscow, Aug 4. In the Moscow region, members of a criminal group…
Moscow, Aug 4. In the Moscow region, members of a criminal group kidnapped a victim and stole more than 10 million rubles and $22,000.
Consensus
- The crime occurred in March of this year.
- The victim was a resident of the Moscow region.
- The perpetrators pretended to be technical support staff and law enforcement officials.
- The victim was tricked into handing over more than 10 million rubles and 22,000 US dollars.
- The stolen funds were exchanged for cryptocurrency and transferred to a wallet controlled by the criminal group.
- The case has been sent to Narо-Fominskiy City Court for trial.
- The accused are charged under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud committed in large scale by an organized group).
Points of divergence
- The victim handed over more than 10 million rubles and $22,000 in the area of Sofyino village, Narо-Fominskiy Urban District. — vm
- The victim was persuaded to hand over funds to a courier to keep them 'on a safe account'. — vesti
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia issued recommendations on protecting personal accounts in social networks and messengers, including deleting unused accounts and installing antivirus software with web protection. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court will consider case on embezzlement of nearly 12 million rubles from a resident of Moscow region — Вечерняя Москва
- Scammers stole more than 11.7 million rubles from a resident of Moscow Oblast — Вести