Employees of the crypto exchange were arrested in Moscow on suspicion of fraud. In addition, the banker who took 13 million rubles from the pensioner was arrested, the capital headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. "The story started with conversations with a 73-year-old resident of Moscow. She was informed of the "hacking of the state services" and was asked to withdraw money "for verification". The callers introduced themselves as employees of different departments and said that the woman was suspected of financing an illegal activity. The mistaken pensioner withdrew 13.3 million rubles and handed it over to the courier on Lusavskaya Street," law enforcement officers said. The police arrested a 22-year-old man who took a bag of money. He pointed to a crypto exchange whose employees allegedly received funds from the scammers' messenger. The employees of the Ministry of the Interior searched the offices on Mantulinskaya Street and Presenskaya Embankment.

Employees of the crypto exchange were arrested in Moscow on suspicion of fraud. In addition, the banker who took 13 million rubles from the pensioner was arrested, the capital headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. "The story started with conversations with a 73-year-old resident of Moscow. She was informed of the "hacking of the state services" and was asked to withdraw money "for verification". The callers introduced themselves as employees of different departments and said that the woman was suspected of financing an illegal activity. The mistaken pensioner withdrew 13.3 million rubles and handed it over to the courier on Lusavskaya Street," law enforcement officers said. The police arrested a 22-year-old man who took a bag of money. He pointed to a crypto exchange whose employees allegedly received funds from the scammers' messenger. The employees of the Ministry of the Interior searched the offices on Mantulinskaya Street and Presenskaya Embankment.