In Novosibirsk, an 18-year-old boy sold fake certificates to a thermal center An investigation into a criminal case of fraud, in which an 18-year-old resident of Novosibirsk sold invalid gift certificates to a thermal center via instant messengers, has been completed. From December 2025 to June 2026, he received more than 130 thousand rubles from 12 defrauded citizens. The crime was revealed by the operatives of the department to combat the illegal use of information technologies of the Ministry of the Interior. The accused was charged according to part 2 of a. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("fraud"), and the case was sent to the Kalininsky District Court of Novosibirsk.