A routine cashout turned into a police call: "storo08" explains how a single P2P exchange can end
told the story of how one P2P exchange can end
Aleksandr «storo08» Gorodetsky spent several years exchanging crypto via P2P, 30,000–150,000 rubles at a time. He almost always used a well-known exchanger with a good reputation.
One time Aleksandr made a one-off exchange of 150,000 rubles through a money changer whose contact had been given to him by an acquaintance. The money arrived on his wife's card, and soon the bank blocked all of her cards. His wife filed a complaint with the Central Bank, and a month and a half later the restrictions were lifted.
Six months later she received a police summons to give a statement. The suspicions were related to the article on money muling. By that time the money changer had disappeared.
What they did: found a lawyer specializing in criminal and economic cases; through him obtained the list of questions from the investigator in advance; decided not to give detailed answers so as not to say too much; the wife came with the lawyer and submitted a written refusal to testify under Article 51 of the Constitution.
More than six months have passed, and there have been no consequences.
Aleksandr's takeaways:
Aleksandr «storo08» Gorodetsky spent several years exchanging crypto via P2P, 30,000–150,000 rubles at a time. He almost always used a well-known exchanger with a good reputation.
One time Aleksandr made a one-off exchange of 150,000 rubles through a money changer whose contact had been given to him by an acquaintance. The money arrived on his wife's card, and soon the bank blocked all of her cards. His wife filed a complaint with the Central Bank, and a month and a half later the restrictions were lifted.
Six months later she received a police summons to give a statement. The suspicions were related to the article on money muling. By that time the money changer had disappeared.
What they did: found a lawyer specializing in criminal and economic cases; through him obtained the list of questions from the investigator in advance; decided not to give detailed answers so as not to say too much; the wife came with the lawyer and submitted a written refusal to testify under Article 51 of the Constitution.
More than six months have passed, and there have been no consequences.
Aleksandr's takeaways:
«One of the most dangerous mistakes in a situation like this is the urge to immediately explain everything, prove your innocence, and go home as quickly as possible.📰 Subscribe to Pokerflow
You need to be extremely careful with P2P exchanges. Ideally, it's better to exchange crypto for cash offline»
