Chechen Women Con ISIS: Three Young Women Dupe Islamic State Jihadists Out Of $3,300 In Fake 'Jihadi Bride' Scam

Three young Chechen women allegedly have duped the ISIS fighters out of $3,300 by posing as prospective jihadi brides, media reports said.

Chechen police have arrested the three female con artists, who reportedly tricked ISIS fighters to send them money for travelling to Syria, reported Russia Today on Wednesday. The girls face fraud charges and up to six years in prison.

The girls met Islamic State recruiters online and expressed eagerness to become "jihadi brides." They, however, cited lack of travel money, which the terror group transferred electronically. The girls immediately withdrew money and then deleted the social media accounts they used.

The three con artists managed to extract $3,300 from ISIS jihadists before getting caught by the Chechen cyber police, according to Russian tabloid LifeNews.

"I told him that I didn't have any money, and he offered to sent me 10,000 roubles on Qiwi-Wallet," one of girls told LifeNews, according to Telegraph. "Many people I know did go, but I know no one for whom it turned out well," she said.

Police in Russia's predominately Muslim Chechen Republic, which is a prime target for ISIS recruiters, expressed surprise over the "unprecedented" three-girl operation.

"I don't recall any precedent like this one in Chechnya, probably because nobody digs deep enough in that direction," cyber police officer Valery Zolotaryov told local media. "I don't advise anyone to communicate with dangerous criminals, especially for grabbing quick money," he said, according to Fox News.

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Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, Syrian, Russia