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The couple took part in a special offer from a well-known marketplace, where additional points were awarded for product reviews. A husband and wife made an online purchase, then wrote a review, and then canceled the order. The scammers, having created many accounts, managed to publish almost a million messages. A married couple opened a fictitious online store to exchange points for money. They sold goods at artificially inflated prices to themselves, using illegally acquired points for calculations. According to preliminary information, the amount of damage amounted to more than 18 million rubles. Three criminal cases of fraud have been initiated.
We have already talked about a new fraudulent scheme using a courier service to deliver gifts.
