And finally… ISIS kidding

Three girls from Chechnya are under investigation for fraud after they tricked terror group ISIS into giving them money.

ISIS is a militant movement which has taken control of swathes of Syria as well as Iraq in an attempt to establish a Sunni Muslim theocracy.

Islamic State recruiters must have gotten a shock when the girls took $3,300 without showing up in Syria.

The recruiters found the potential recruits on social media and eventually wired them the money RT News reports.

However, after they had received the money they closed their accounts and stopped communicating with the group.

Police officer Valery Zolotaryov said:“I don’t recall any precedent like this one in Chechnya, probably because nobody digs deep enough in that direction.”

“Anyhow, I don’t advise anyone to communicate with dangerous criminals, especially for grabbing quick money.”

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