A 31-year-old resident of Moscow reportedly sold a mortgaged apartment and took out several loans to fund personal development courses, according to a report on the Telegram channel Shot.
The report notes that the Moscow woman previously worked in a bank before enrolling in the courses and pursuing plans to start a family. She was drawn to what was described as secret paid seminars promising success.
Not long after the first session, she accumulated several million rubles in loans, left her job, and sold her home. Her mother, noticing unusual behavior, decided to attend the courses herself to understand what was happening.
She later claimed that she was persuaded to accept a certificate valued at 160 thousand rubles during a lesson. The woman eventually realized she was being pressed into a substantial purchase and sought to help her daughter exit the program.
After this, the daughter began avoiding her parents and stopped communicating with relatives, who labeled her as involved in a sect. Her current whereabouts remain unknown.
The mother of the young woman has accused the program leader of fraud, though the man denies allegations of running a pyramid scheme or converting participants through manipulation.
Earlier reports indicated that a court in Aktobe ordered the return of vehicles that had been obtained through pawnshops to their original owners. The issue of financial pyramids surfaced again, with new car owners who purchased vehicles through advertisements remaining skeptical of that decision.