The intense focus that Russia's state media places on Gazprom's subsea gas export pipeline Nord Stream 2 and on record high prices in the European spot market for gas deliveries has helped a new scam gain ground in the country, taking advantage of that ail-too human interest in making a quick buck. According to reports in Moscow, the Russian Internet saw the emergence of over 40 fraudulent websites in the third quarter of 2021. The tricksters try to persuade individuals that they know ways around Russian legislation to allow investors to underpin deliveries of Russian gas to European gas hubs, where it may be sold at huge profit.
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