Blogger who collected millions of rubles from Russians was put on the wanted list 15:21

Kazan blogger Ilyusa Minnegaleeva, accused of fraud of 27 million rubles, was placed on the federal wanted list in Russia. A socialbites.ca correspondent learned that data on this was published in the database of the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

On the ministry card it is written: “Her gender is female, her nationality is Tatar, her date of birth is 21 July 1994, her place of birth is the Republic of Tatarstan.”

Initially, the couple shot sketches on everyday topics for a blog. The blogger gained popularity after participating in the program “Four Weddings”.

After this the newlyweds started a new project – they offered Russians tours to Dubai at low prices. It was claimed that the expenses were covered by the sponsors. However, in September 2023, Ilyusa announced the closure of the project and offered to reschedule the tours or return the money within a year.

The number of victims exceeded a thousand people, the amount of damage is estimated at 27 million rubles. A criminal case was opened in the Republic for double fraud.

In November 2023, the blogger condemned her customers trying to return the money, the publication reported. 116.ru. Posting a photo of a half-empty refrigerator, she wrote that she, her husband, and their friends had “nothing to eat.” The blogger claimed that they had almost no money – “we collect money for bread and the most necessary things.”

“We don’t show off. We don’t eat bread with caviar. We really work every day to reduce the number of people and the amount of refunds,” Minnegaleeva said in her story.

previous attempt arrested Retirement account of blogger Elena Blinovskaya’s mother.