32 phone scammers who defrauded Russians were detained in Uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan, law enforcement agencies detained 32 fraudsters associated with a large network of call centers, who were engaged in deception and embezzlement of Russians' money. This was reported by the press center of the State Security Service (SGB) of the republic in Telegram on February 4.

"In the course of operational and investigative measures, the activity of the head of the group, born in 1986 in the city of Fergana, who created a criminal structure under his leadership, engaged in misappropriation of funds of citizens of the Russian Federation," - said in a video published by the agency.

It is noted that the entire criminal structure operated under the guise of two call centers in Fergana and one in Tashkent.

Part of the fraudsters worked on behalf of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. They persuaded Russians to make a contribution to the details they specified in order to receive monetary compensation after paying income tax. To find victims, the attackers used personal data of Russian citizens who bought dietary supplements on the Internet.

A criminal case was opened against the attackers on the fact of fraud committed by a group of persons and illegal access to computer information.

Currently, the investigation is ongoing.

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