Russia has recently seen many bizarre robberies. Usually, thieves target wealthy people, business owners, and high-income earners, with whom they can find huge sums or expensive items. Yet, although it will always be a crime, stealing a million dollar from the apartment of an unemployed citizen is strange.
From a series of strange robberies, the Russian Interior Ministry disclosed a report submitted by a resident living in Moscow, saying thieves stole his fancy Lexus. After examining the robbery site, police said that unknown men had stolen a Lexus LX570 from an unguarded parking. They pointed out that the car owner, who submitted the report, is an "unemployed" citizen, and estimated his material losses at 6.5 million Russian rubles, more than $ 100,000. It is known that this luxury car is the favorite choice among wealthy Russian millionaires, politicians, and other powerful people, who often use all security means to protect it from theft. It seems, however, that the "unemployed" citizen thought that the thieves would not approach his car, fearing that it would belong to an important figure, so he left it unguarded, and lost it.
Another unemployed resident from Moscow had also been a victim of a bizarre robbery. This man had kept large sums of cash in his apartment in north-east Moscow. According to the official report, an unknown man broke into his apartment and stole 12 million rubles (about $250,000 dollar), 350,000 dollars, and 250,000 euro.
Another “unemployed" resident from Moscow also lost his "Gelandewagen", Mercedes-Benz, estimated at about $ 100,000 in a similar robbery that took place late 2017. Surprisingly, in all these robberies, no one knew the sources of those "unemployed" Russians’ wealth, in a country where many working people are usually forced to economize their income, so it suffices them till the end of the month.
