The man from Moscow wanted to invest in bitcoins, but lost 20 million rubles

The man from Moscow decided to buy cryptocurrency on 20 million roubles, but has become a victim of fraud and lost all the money.

The incident occurred in one of the cafes in the center of Moscow. The businessman decided to invest a considerable sum in the cryptocurrency bitcoin, which in recent months has gained popularity. For this operation he chose the seller and met with him. During the meeting, the man who sold the bitcoins were transferred sum in the amount of 300 thousand euros and 50 thousand dollars (about 23 million).

According to the version of the victim, the seller had a few men. After the transfer of the money, they disappeared without fulfilling his end of the bargain. Now police are looking for fraudsters.
According to the latest data, bitcoin exchange rate is now almost 18 thousand dollars. Cryptocurrency is growing rapidly in price, a month ago, 1 bitcoin could be purchased for 6-7 thousand dollars. With the growing popularity of the new currency, and a growing number of scams. Experts advise to buy bitcoins only official and reliable resources. Attempt to purchase from unverified persons may appeal the loss of huge sums of money.