Fraudsters distributed commercial offers, offering miners to place their equipment at a number of the company’s hydropower plants. Offers were made through social networks, including Telegram channels.
RusHydro confirmed “mass distribution of information” about the possibility of commercial placement of mining farms. They claim that these messages have nothing to do with the company and strongly advise against contacting scammers or establishing any relationship with them.
Scammers also use company logos and emails that look a lot like the company’s official domain. The RACIB urges entrepreneurs to check sites before placing mining equipment and seek help from the association in case of doubts.
A U.S. district court recently sentenced a man to three years in prison for defrauding investors and stealing more than $2 million using a fraudulent scheme to mine cryptocurrencies. The scammer promised clients to provide special equipment for mining cryptocurrencies and provide them with hosting services for miners.
Last year, a resident of Kuzbass lost 2.5 million rubles while trying to buy mining equipment. According to the prosecutor’s office of the Kemerovo region, since the beginning of 2022 the victims of fraud were 1,838 residents of the region. Deceived Kuzbass residents lost a total of 366.5 million rubles.