By Tony Connelly

Three Chechen girls are under investigation after scamming ISIS recruiters over social media by convincing them to send money on the pretence that they would use it to travel to Syria.

The girls from Chechnya, a Russian republic in southeastern Europe, reportedly convinced the ISIS members to send them $3,300 before being caught by a Chechen police E unit specializing in monitoring online activities for evidence of crimes.

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Source: The Drum