Five employees of a crypto exchange and the courier of the fraudsters who brought them money were arrested by the Moscow police. A 73-year-old Moscow woman received a call from "employees of various departments" and said that her account with government services had been hacked, and she herself was suspected of financing illegal activities. To avoid criminal liability, the woman was told to withdraw the money and hand it over to the courier for verification. The pensioner took out 13.3 million rubles, packed it in a bag and handed it to a young man on Lusavskaya Street. The realization that she had been cheated came later - so she contacted the police. Activists arrested a 22-year-old local resident who took the money. During other activities, he specified the address of a crypto exchanger, whose employees allegedly received funds from criminal moneylenders. Searches were conducted in offices on Mantulinskaya Street and Presenskaya Embankment: four visitors from the Volgograd region aged 20 to 30 were arrested. Cryptocurrency purchase and sale contracts, calculators, a crusher with Russian contracts and more than 5 million rubles were seized. Another 26-year-old employee of the exchange office was arrested at the airport while trying to leave the capital. A criminal case was opened under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Five citizens were taken into custody, the messenger knows not to leave. In addition, at one of the exchange points, the police found two more messengers - a 19-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, who had come to transfer money from defrauded citizens. More than 3 million rubles were confiscated from them. The investigation continues, additional episodes and partners are identified. Opposite.

Five employees of a crypto exchange and the courier of the fraudsters who brought them money were arrested by the Moscow police. A 73-year-old Moscow woman received a call from "employees of various departments" and said that her account with government services had been hacked, and she herself was suspected of financing illegal activities. To avoid criminal liability, the woman was told to withdraw the money and hand it over to the courier for verification. The pensioner took out 13.3 million rubles, packed it in a bag and handed it to a young man on Lusavskaya Street. The realization that she had been cheated came later - so she contacted the police. Activists arrested a 22-year-old local resident who took the money. During other activities, he specified the address of a crypto exchanger, whose employees allegedly received funds from criminal moneylenders. Searches were conducted in offices on Mantulinskaya Street and Presenskaya Embankment: four visitors from the Volgograd region aged 20 to 30 were arrested. Cryptocurrency purchase and sale contracts, calculators, a crusher with Russian contracts and more than 5 million rubles were seized. Another 26-year-old employee of the exchange office was arrested at the airport while trying to leave the capital. A criminal case was opened under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Five citizens were taken into custody, the messenger knows not to leave. In addition, at one of the exchange points, the police found two more messengers - a 19-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, who had come to transfer money from defrauded citizens. More than 3 million rubles were confiscated from them. The investigation continues, additional episodes and partners are identified. Opposite.