People smuggler 'built fake Russia-Finland border posts'

bbc.com ^ | 4 December 2019 | BBC

[Berlin_Freeper]

A man has been arrested in Russia for erecting fake border posts to trick four migrant workers into thinking they had entered Finland.

After reaching the posts, the man left the group to wander alone in what they believed was the EU country - but was actually a swampy forest in Vyborg.

After a while the four South Asian men were stopped by real border guards, who told them they were still in Russia.

The "smuggler" had reportedly made them pay over €10,000 ($11,000) each.

[21twelve]

That’s pretty clever! Sounds like something from a sitcom.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Something Frank Gallagher would do from “Shameless.”

[Reno89519]

Sounds like a good way to make some money and to round up illegals.

[Moltke]

Potemkin chuckles in his grave.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Potemkin chuckles in his grave.

I see what you did there.

Click here.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

And here:

Click here for better explanation.

[Ikeon]

OMG! You sir are “AWESOME”!

[AmericanCheeseFood]

“South Asian” ..

[Buckeye McFrog]

Communist Czech security used to do this to bust-up dissident cells. They made a movie about it in the 80’s.

[Moltke]

Yep, an inspiration for fraudsters to this day. As the article proves. In this case I say: Well done!