A failed attempt to find love on the Internet left a Kirov resident without savings

A resident of Kirov suffered from extortion after visiting a site providing sexual services. The details were shared by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kirov region.

A 33-year-old city resident contacted Kirov law enforcement officers. He said that he found on the Internet the contacts of a young lady who was ready to provide intimate services, arranged a meeting, but then everything did not go according to plan.

The main character of the story suddenly received a call from a stranger who blamed the man for a glitch on the website. To solve the problem, a large sum was demanded from the Kirov resident. Otherwise, they promised to take “measures” against him.

The failed client considered the threats to be real and began to comply with the attacker’s demands. Over the course of three days, he transferred money using the dictated details. In this way, the ransomware…