Krasnodar Law enforcement officers in Novorossiysk detained a 22-year-old resident of the Tambov region who, through correspondence with unknown individuals, was instructed to collect 1,150,000 rubles in cash from an elderly woman.
Officers of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs managed to identify the fraudster, who had already transferred the large sum to his handlers and received a percentage for his “services.”
A criminal case has been initiated against the suspect under Part 4, Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
