An Irkutsk student became a victim of scammers while trying to sell an account from a popular online game through VKontakte. The buyer promised 15 thousand rubles, but before paying asked to transfer 4 thousand for connection testing. After that the seller got neither his money nor the promised amount. Police remind people to be especially careful with online payments and deals with strangers.
An Irkutsk gamer fell for scammers’ “hook.” The young man was trying to sell his online game account, but was deceived by a potential buyer.A 22-year-old student told police officers that he had become a victim of scammers on the social network VKontakte. The applicant posted an advertisement online for the sale of an account from a popular online game. Some time later, a buyer called him.
During the conversation, they agreed on the purchase, and chose an electronic wallet as the payment method. The stranger offered 15,000 rubles for the item.
However, before paying, the buyer asked the seller to transfer him a small amount of money to check the connection. The applicant sent him 4,000 rubles.
As a result, the Irkutsk resident did not get back either this money of his, or the expected amount for the sale of the game account.
By the way, the subscriber number of the alleged scammer is registered in the Moscow region. The police urge people not to let their guard down when dealing with online payments.