Penza, 23 May 2021. PenzaNews. A resident of Nizhnelomovsky area of Penza region fell victim to fraud when purchasing a tractor over the Internet. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

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“The resident explained that she had found the advertisement for the sale of a tractor on the Avito website. During a telephone conversation, she agreed with a stranger about the purchase. The woman transferred an advance payment of 140 000 roubles to the unknown person's bank account. After the money was transferred, the perpetrator stopped communicating,” the text said.

It adds that a criminal case was initiated on this fact under Part 2, Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud”.

“Police officers take measures to identify persons involved in the crime,” the statement said.