In Abakan, a 45-year-old woman fell victim to scammers after trusting a fake investor from a dating website. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Khakassia.
In December 2025, the victim met a man on a website, he introduced himself as Victor, correspondence began between them, a new friend offered her a profitable investment in cryptocurrency and introduced her to an “experienced curator”. Trusting an acquaintance, the woman contacted the “broker”. After a short training period, he offered to make his first trade.
The victim transferred 18.5 thousand rubles according to the specified information and the next day, seeing virtual profits on the phone screen, another 50 thousand. Under the instructions of the scammers, she withdrew all her savings in the amount of 4 million rubles and personally took them to the “manager” in Krasnoyarsk. After that, she borrowed 3 million rubles and another 2 million from relatives and again used this money to “invest”.
In Moscow, scammers defrauded a pensioner of 20 million rubles
When the scammers requested access to a trusted person's bank card to withdraw money, the victim's friend suspected something was wrong and convinced her friend to contact the police. Total damages amounted to 10 million rubles and a criminal case was initiated.
