Installed a fake toll gate on the road, kept extorting money from people, became a millionaire in 3 years!

Last Updated:January 16, 2025, 08:51 IST

There is a city named Pyatigorsk in Russia. There is a beach named Ilyinsky here which is built on the Mozhaisk Canal. There was a toll on this road. People used to pay toll while coming and going. But after 3 years it came to light that toll…read more

The person installed a fake toll gate. (Symbolic photo: Canva)

In today’s era, earning money is easy, you just need to know how to earn it. Many people earn money honestly, but some people cheat others and extort money through wrong means. In Russia too, one such person was found who kept cheating people for 3 years. Hardly anyone can think of the way he thought of earning money. The person put a fake toll gate on the road and started extorting money from the commuters through it. The result was that the person became a millionaire in 3 years!

According to the Daily Star News website, there is a city named Pyatigorsk in Russia. There is a beach named Ilyinsky here which is built on the Mozhaisk Canal. There was a toll on this road. People used to pay toll while coming and going. But after 3 years it was found that the toll was not imposed by the government but by a fraud person. The road where it went was a holiday hotspot. Many travelers used to go there. The person had made an agreement with the local administration to clean the beach and check the water quality.

Man imposed fake toll on road
The person put a fence near the beach and set up a booth in it. After this he hired security guards who used to collect toll from the people. The entry price in 2021 was 100 rubles (Rs 84). It would become Rs 126 in 2022 and Rs 168 in 2023. You will be surprised to know that the person was earlier arrested for illegal possession of weapons. As long as the toll remained active, the person earned 1.5 million rubles (more than Rs 12 lakh).

The administration came to know later
When the toll booth was initially installed, the tourists also raised their voice against it, but what is surprising is that the administration came to know only last year that the road is under their control. The man’s argument was that the road was passing through his land. When the man was caught stealing, he was sentenced to 8 months of hard labor and ordered to give 10 percent of his future earnings to the government.