A Muscovite transferred 4.5 thousand rubles to an unidentified woman who claimed to be a Russian resident in Turkey and who said the money would be used to buy medicine. The woman then promised to send funds to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a detail reported by a Telegram channel on Shot.
According to the source, the 30-year-old man from Moscow works in the aircraft industry. He needed medicine while abroad in Turkey. A woman locating Russians living in Turkey approached him through a Telegram chat and proposed a plan: purchase the medicine and have it shipped to Moscow, she claimed. An unnamed intermediary who used the name Irina Avramenko offered her help in making the arrangement.
The man transferred 4.5 thousand rubles to the Moscow resident after being assured that the medicine had been bought and would soon be sent to Moscow. However, the package never arrived, and later the buyer requested a photograph to confirm the arrangement. It was then disclosed that no parcel would be sent and that the money would instead be redirected to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Following these events, the Moscow resident reported the matter to law enforcement authorities. The police have opened an investigation into the incident to determine who was involved and how the scheme operated.
In a related case, there were reports of individuals behind alleged coercive or deceptive schemes involving funding for Ukrainian military forces, including a separate claim about a former special services operation attempting to borrow a large sum from a person in Dmitrov to shield a soldier from criminal charges related to financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Authorities are reviewing these claims as part of ongoing inquiries.
Experts emphasize the risks of online fraud that pretends to provide essential goods or charitable support. They stress the importance of verifying identities, confirming delivery details, and avoiding transfers to unfamiliar contacts, especially when those funds are framed as helping a foreign military or a humanitarian cause. Law enforcement agencies urge the public to report suspicious communications and to use official channels for any medical purchases or charitable contributions.