7 celebrities and family members of famous personalities who became victims of scammers

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In recent years, scammers have become much more inventive. They constantly come up with new ways to enrich themselves at the expense of other people and do not hesitate to cheat for their own profit. Their victims are both ordinary people and celebrities. They suffer from dishonest businessmen and families of famous people. Currently, there are checks regarding fraud proceedings related to the environment of the famous fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev, as well as the families of actors Alexei Batalov and Alexei Buldakov.

Family of Alexei Batalov

At the request of Alexei Batalov's widow Gitana Leontenko and his daughter Maria, a criminal case was initiated against lawyer Mikhail Tsivin and former actress Natalya Drozhzhina, who took possession of part of the family's real estate. Gitana Leontenko and Maria Batalova almost lost their homes, since Drozhzhina and Tsivin, allegedly with the aim of caring for the actor's widow and daughter, gave the women documents to sign, according to which they lost ownership of several objects at once. Some of them were returned by a court decision.

True, the spouses claim that Gitana Leontenko signed all the papers, including the annuity agreement for life support, voluntarily. Legal proceedings are still ongoing, and the court officially recognized the widow and daughter as victims. By the way, the actor Vladimir Dolinsky, who has maintained friendly relations with Tsivin and Drozhzhina for many years, considers the married couple, forced to defend themselves in court today, to be decent people and does not believe in their involvement in fraudulent schemes.

Family of Lydia Smirnova

Unfortunately, the famous producer Mark Rudinstein disagrees with Vladimir Dolinsky, according to whom Mikhail Tsivin and Natalya Drozhzhina managed to take possession of the property of more than one or two deceased actors. Among the victims, he names the relatives of the legendary Soviet actress Lydia Smirnova, and his words are confirmed by Lydia Nikolaevna's cousin Natalya Smirnova-Tkachenko.

The latter has been trying for 14 years to return her sister's apartment on Kotelnicheskaya embankment. The living space that belonged to the actress was transferred under the rent agreement to a third party, and, according to Natalia Smirnova-Tkachenko, it was Natalia Drozhzhina who took the most active part in the transaction. However, Mark Rudinstein is sure that the names of other actors who have suffered from the enterprising married couple will soon surface, as they very skillfully rubbed themselves into the trust of older artists and then "processed" them in order to get their own benefit.

Vyacheslav Zaitsev

The Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor's Office became interested in what is happening in the house of the famous fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev after controversial videos with his participation appeared on the TikTok network. Members of the Garafutdinov family, who call themselves friends of Slava Zaitsev, are constantly in the luxurious house of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich, sit with him at the same table, dance in front of him and claim that he likes what is happening.

It is worth noting that the fashion designer suffers from Parkinson's disease, he is very weak, and his speech is difficult. The alarm was sounded not only by the fashion designer's son Yegor Zaitsev, but also by ordinary people who demanded to stop bullying a seriously ill person. The son suggested that the Garafutdinov family had gotten into the trust of his father in order to take possession of his property.

The widow of the actor Alexei Buldakov

Familiar widows of Alexei Buldakov sound the alarm. In their opinion, Lyudmila Andreevna fell under the influence of a marriage swindler named Edward. He is 30 years younger than Lyudmila Buldakova and managed to win the heart of a lonely woman, perhaps not only with personal charm, but also with the help of some medications. Friends and acquaintances of the Buldakov family believe: after meeting Eduard, the actor's widow began to behave differently, and they compare the woman's behavior with the actions of a programmed robot.

In addition, Lyudmila Andreevna sold a house on a plot of 25 acres for 7 million rubles, while its real value is about 30 million. The actor's widow herself speaks of Edward as a son, and believes that he takes care of her like his mother. Nevertheless, the Investigative Committee began to check the situation.

Elina Bystritskaya

According to Sofia Shegelman, the sister of the actress, Elina Bystritskaya also became a victim of a fraud, as a result of which a very large amount of money disappeared from her account. Ksenia Rubtsova, Elina Avraamovna's personal assistant, won over the actress so much that she trusted her unconditionally. Ksenia Rubtsova simply withdrew money from the actress's account or transferred it to her personal accounts. As a result, by a court decision, Ksenia Rubtsova was found guilty, sentenced to three and a half years in prison, and the court ordered her to return money in the amount of more than 34 million rubles to Bystritskaya's sister Sofia Shegelman.

Olga Chkalova, daughter of Valery Chkalov

The daughter of the legendary pilot Olga, born in 1939, also fell victim to a fraud. An unknown person called her and, having informed that Olga Valerievna's data were in the public domain, suggested that for security reasons she transfer money to another account, the number of which he “kindly” provided. As a result, Olga Valerievna lost a very decent amount of 23 million rubles, and on the fact of the fraud, an investigation by the Investigative Committee began.

Relatives of singer and composer Lyudmila Lyadova

Lyudmila Lyadova, known as the author of more than 800 songs, passed away in March 2021. After her death, it turned out that the four-room apartment in the center of the capital was transferred not to relatives, but to the man who allegedly took care of her in recent years. At the same time, he masterly protected his "ward" from communicating with relatives. However, the native actresses believe that the “guardian” took possession of the property by fraudulent means, and the investigative committee began a pre-investigation check on this case.

Famous people increasingly come to the attention of intruders. Financial pyramids, deception, blackmail, emptying of accounts - this is just a small list of the ways modern Ostap Benders use to lighten the wallets of celebrities.