A resident of Vitebsk wanted to earn money by betting on sports, but was deceived by a large sum
According to Oksana Lazko, the official representative of the Department of the Investigative Committee for the Vitebsk region, the Vitebsk City Department of the IC establishes the circumstances of fraud committed on a large scale.
In the summer of 2024, a 19-year-old resident of Vitebsk met a man on Instagram who admiringly told how a friend quickly earns money by betting on sports. The young man became interested in the possibility of easy income generation, and he was immediately offered to communicate with a curator who would teach everything. The trusting guy began to strictly follow the instructions of his new acquaintances. As a result, in just a few months, he transferred more than 16 thousand Belarusian rubles to the account indicated by the scammers.
After a short time, he received a message in the messenger about a $ 27,000 win, for which he had to send passport data, a photo and deposit $ 1,000. It was only at this stage of communication that the young man realized that he had fallen for the scam and asked for the money transferred earlier to be returned. But in order to return the investment, he was required to transfer some more money. As a result, the Vitebsk resident appealed to law enforcement agencies.
The Vitebsk City Department of the IC has opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (fraud committed on a large scale), conducts investigative actions and operational search measures to identify the perpetrators of this crime.
Investigators once again urge citizens to be vigilant, not to transfer money and not to send passport data to unfamiliar people, not to believe unrealistic offers of fabulous amounts of earnings. After all, if this were true, then everyone could easily become a millionaire!
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