A resident of Blagoveshchensk wanted to repair his house and lost a large amount of money. A repairman defrauded a Russian of millions of rubles, the regional prosecutor's office said in its report. telegram-channel.
According to the investigation, the 31-year-old man promised to carry out repairs to the victim's rural house. The parties do not sign a written agreement but are limited to an oral agreement.
Between October 2023 and January 2025, an unscrupulous repairman defrauded the owner of the house of more than 11 million rubles. Fraudsters always take an advance, supposedly to buy materials, then create the appearance of carrying out work on site. When it became clear that the repairs were not carried out as agreed, a criminal case was opened against the man.
The prosecutor's office clarified: “He is accused of committing a crime under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud, that is, theft of another person's property by deception on an especially large scale). The defendant faces a sentence of 10 years in prison.
Previously, a resident of Vologda wanted to rent an apartment and had no money due to falling into the trap of scammers.
