Source: Overseas Network
Russian men set up fake Russian-Finnish border notice (Source: Associated Press)
Overseas Network, December 5th, "Russia Today" According to Japanese sources, a few days ago, the Russian police arrested a liar, who was suspected of charging a lot of money to "help" four illegal immigrants cross the border. However, the most bizarre thing is that these illegal immigrants did not actually cross the border, they just crossed the fake Russian-Finnish border set up by fraudsters.
The Russian Border Guard disclosed more details to the media on the 3rd: On November 28, local time, it arrested 4 illegal immigrants from South Asia and a "guide".
The Russian police revealed that after investigation, this "guide" turned out to be a master fraud. He set up a fake border line between Russia and Finland somewhere in the forest in Russia, and then took his clients long distances to arrive there.
Russian Interfax News Agency reported that the man also set up a similar border post on the fake border. The "guide" even brought an inflatable boat with him in order to make this forest tour look like a real illegal border crossing, claiming that it "may be useful".
Russian police stated that the man never intended to fulfill his promise. The scammer charged 10,000 euros (approximately 78,000 yuan) as a "travel fee" from each illegal immigrant. The deception plan is to bid farewell to the customers in the forest and send them to the general direction of Finland.
Russian media claimed that illegally crossing the border is a criminal offence in Russia and can be sentenced to up to 6 years in prison. However, because the four people who wanted to immigrate did not actually cross the border, they were only fined and deported. The scammer has been detained and will face fraud charges. (Overseas Net Zhang Qi)
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