A man from Olomouc was lured by an advertisement on the Internet for profitable investments in cryptocurrencies. He flew in and lost 2.2 million crowns

A 67-year-old man from Olomouc lost two million two hundred thousand crowns, who wanted to evaluate his savings by investing in cryptocurrency. In February of this year, a man came across an enticing advertisement on the Internet promising an interesting appreciation of the deposit. As soon as he expressed interest, he was contacted by an employee of the investment company. The broker told the man that he would take care of his investment account.

The interested party started cautiously and invested EUR 250. The deposit increased in value during the month and the broker presented the man with other more profitable investments, for example in the cryptocurrency ETH (Ethereum). When the man saw that the deposit was appreciating, he sent more money. He gradually invested one and a half million crowns. He then decided to transfer the deposit with profit to his bank account.

To this, the broker replied that the money will be transferred to him after establishing another electronic wallet, in which he must deposit at least 8 ETH (Ethereum) cryptocurrency. The man then, according to the instructions, sent 750 thousand crowns to buy currency. However, the money still did not come to him, and the broker began to make excuses that there was a problem with the account. He convinced the man that sending more funds would solve the problem. However, the interested party already began to suspect that it was a fraud and instead of sending additional funds, he turned to the police.

In the matter, we initiated criminal proceedings on suspicion of committing the crime of fraud, for which the perpetrator faces a prison sentence of two to eight years.

If you decide to value money, for example by depositing in cyber currency, always contact only trusted and established financial companies. Be very wary of tempting advertisements from unknown organizations. Be aware that investing in cyber currency is not without risk.