The Interior Ministry reported on a new fraudulent scheme with crypto investments

Fraudsters use a scheme in which they "draw" profits from allegedly successful cryptocurrency transactions in the personal accounts of injured investors, thereby motivating them to contribute new amounts. This was announced on November 23 by the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry.

"One of the most common fraud schemes is to attract citizens' funds allegedly for the purpose of obtaining additional earnings, for example, to invest in cryptocurrency on resources that are not related to the activities of crypto exchanges, where so—called "successful brokers" offer their services to potential victims to manage their accounts in trust," the RIA Novosti department said.".

In reality, according to the Interior Ministry, fraudsters manipulate data in personal accounts, showing fictitious profits and convincing victims to invest even more money to increase profits. Sometimes they allow you to withdraw a small amount to increase trust. However, as soon as the investor stops making new investments, the scammers block access to the personal account, stop communicating and do not return the money.

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The press service of the Russian Interior Ministry reported on November 22 that money transfer to "secure accounts", investments in cryptocurrency, phishing links and prepayment for goods have become the main schemes of fraudsters in 2025. A prepayment scheme is also common for goods or services that are not subsequently provided.

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