The State Duma proposed blocking money received from the sale of apartments due to fraudsters for 7 days.
The measure is needed to verify the validity of real estate transactions.
A letter with such an initiative was addressed to the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina by the deputy chair of the Committee on Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Svetlana Razvorotneva, as emphasized in the Izvestia article.
She emphasizes that scammers actively use a fraudulent scheme called “seller under the influence.”
The victim is convinced to sell their living space and then transfer the money to pseudo-employees of the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other agencies.
As a result, Russians are losing their apartments and the money they received.
Home buyers are forced to sue the seller who challenges the transaction.
The letter states that this type of fraud is gaining momentum. In 2024, the number of such cases increased sharply.
Author: Elena Gutyro
