During the investigation, 41 victims were installed, who fell on the trick of scammers from 2022 to 2023. The organizers of the call center-citizens of 1999 and 2000-lured from the victims a total of at least 6 million rubles.
They posted on the Internet ads for the sale of digital assets. Potential buyers were informed of the price and details by which the prepayment needs to be transferred. On average, victims of different regions of Russia transferred to scammers from 100,000 to 300,000 rubles. Fraudsters organized the call center in a rented apartment. During the search, more than 50 SIM cards, various equipment, communications and bank cards were found and seized.
The criminal case was instituted on the grounds of crimes under Part 2, 4 of Art. 159, paragraph. “A”, “B” of Part 4 of Art. 174.1 of the Criminal Code. The suspects are accused of a series of distance fraud committed by an organized group and the legalization of funds received by criminal means.
Recall that this week in Moscow, Valery Fedyakin, known by the pseudonym of Bitmam, was convicted in Moscow. She received 7 years of imprisonment, and should also compensate for the damage in the amount of 2.2 billion rubles.
Source: Bits
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