The tax authorities and the police began to fight the so-called currency speculation in the shadow market. The Federal Tax Service notes that in the last month began to flourish the purchase and sale of currency from the hands – trading in dollars, euros and other foreign money is carried out in social networks, telegram channels and on various Internet services. All this, according to the department, poses a threat to the stability of the ruble.
“Black money changers” rule the ball. The footage of the sale of dollars and euros, contrary to the law, comes from different regions. Currency traders promise that everything will pass without noise and dust. The police have already become interested in this video of a test purchase from Kaliningrad.
– 2 thousand euros can be found for 130 rubles.
– How can I check them?
– Verify? What, you don’t know the euro? You will see that the euro.
For the security forces, it is important not only to detain the merchant, but to contact his possible curators, who run the illegal business. In order not to arouse suspicion and once again not attract the attention of the police, currency speculators often change locations, and sometimes even go online.
A lot of ads for buying and selling dollars and euros have now appeared in telegram channels. Here unknown people offer their services. We call on one of the ads. The seller from Kursk immediately announces the conditions and asks not to ask unnecessary questions.
– 1200 at 90.
– Will you sell 1200 dollars for 90 rubles?
– Yes.
– Do you have them real? Not fake?
Well, don’t ask questions. Of course they are.
In the fight against the shadow sale of currency, the police and tax authorities are uniting their efforts. The central office of the Federal Tax Service has already sent a letter to the territorial authorities instructing them to organize interaction with law enforcement officers to identify violations related to the purchase and sale of foreign currency bypassing banks and taxes.
“Recently, cases of illegal purchase and sale of foreign currency have spread, in connection with which the tax authorities were instructed to pay special attention to identifying such violations, taking into account the existing capabilities of the internal affairs bodies,” the FTS said.
“Changers” became more active against the backdrop of the Central Bank’s restrictions on the sale of foreign currency. Experts warn: buyers take a serious risk by trusting street dealers, because scammers can operate under their mask. This was the case in the 1990s, when dollar speculators stood on every corner and often deceived customers.
The first victims of currency speculators are already there. A resident of Moscow decided to buy dollars and euros from his hands and lost 37 million rubles. The probable swindler turned out to be a criminal authority, previously convicted of kidnapping and extortion. Therefore, law enforcement officers recommend that not only sellers, but also potential buyers who instead of currency, they can purchase ordinary pieces of paper and become defendants in a criminal case. For exchange transactions in the shadow market, a fine and even imprisonment from four to seven years threatens.
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