A man was arrested for setting up a fake Russian-Finnish border to trick 4 illegal immigrants of $ 11,000.

The incident occurred last week when the Russian Border Force arrested a group of four illegal migrants from South Asia and a fraudulent "tour guide", who told the media on Tuesday.

The "tour guide", not a Russian citizen, erected a false border between Russia and Finland in the forest, to trick 4 illegal migrants, causing them to believe that they crossed the Russian border.

The crook tried to create a sense of danger when he went to the forest to let the victims believe he was illegally crossing the border and he even carried an inflatable boat just in case.

He planned to collect 4 victims of $ 11,000 after the end of the journey and point them in the direction of the common border with Finland.

Border violations are charged with criminal offenses in Russia, and can receive up to 6 years in prison. However, the 4 people did not actually cross the border and would be fined and expelled from the country. The fake border builder is currently detained and faces fraudulent charges.