Scammers defraud Vilnius resident of €39,000 via WhatsApp

Unknown individuals contacted a Vilnius resident via WhatsApp, persuading him to invest in an online platform and defrauding him of €39,000.

Scammers defraud Vilnius resident of €39,000 via WhatsApp

Scammers defraud Vilnius resident of €39,000 via WhatsApp

A Vilnius resident born in 1990 received a message in June via the messaging application WhatsApp from unknown Russian-speaking individuals. They persuaded the man to deposit money into an online investment platform. Trusting their promises, he transferred the funds, but it later emerged that he had been defrauded. The loss amounts to €39,000.

Source: 15min.lt

Source: 15min

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