A man in the Russian town of Gus-Khrustalny recently carried out a shocking act of sabotage, crashing his car into a military office after being tricked by scammers. This unusual crime is part of a disturbing trend where people are being forced into committing acts of destruction under false promises of money or rewards. The man’s actions on Wednesday evening left the military office in chaos and sparked a deeper concern about the rise of these scams.

According to Mayor Aleksey Sokolov, ...