Investigators from the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory have completed an investigation into a criminal case involving 57 episodes of theft of money through fraud and theft of finances from bank accounts. Two organizers of structural units of the criminal community and five members of the criminal organization - residents of Novosibirsk - were charged with the incriminated acts. Another attacker is on the federal wanted list.
The fact that some of the defendants were engaged in deceiving citizens over the phone, and the rest of the accomplices were cashing out the savings stolen from the victims, was reported on our website in July last year.
Let us recall that the scammers, posing as law enforcement officers or bank security officers, under all sorts of pretexts, convinced their interlocutors to transfer funds to accounts under their control, passing them off as safe. In addition, members of the criminal community posted fictitious advertisements on the Internet for the sale of various goods at low prices. While receiving advance payments from potential buyers, they did not fulfill their obligations. The accomplices cashed out the criminal proceeds at ATMs located in several regions of the country.
During the investigation, it was established that the victims of the illegal activities of the defendants were residents of the Moscow, Volgograd, Bryansk, Astrakhan, Penza, Rostov, Novosibirsk, Tula, Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl regions, the city of St. Petersburg, the Stavropol and Krasnodar territories, as well as the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, the Republic of Crimea and Kabardino-Balkaria. The total amount of damage he caused was over 21.7 million rubles.
Six defendants were detained in September 2022 by operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory, together with employees of the regional Directorate of the FSB of Russia and colleagues from the Novosibirsk region. Detectives detained another member of the criminal organization during operational support of the criminal case.
At the places of residence of the accomplices, the police seized bank cards, about 100 mobile phones, SIM cards of various cellular operators, electronic signatures, computer equipment, storage media and other items.
Currently, a criminal case initiated on the grounds of crimes provided for in Articles 158, 159, 159.6 and 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, together with the approved indictment, has been sent to the Leninsky District Court of Novosibirsk for consideration on the merits.
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The fact that some of the defendants were engaged in deceiving citizens over the phone, and the rest of the accomplices were cashing out the savings stolen from the victims, was reported on our website in July last year.
Let us recall that the scammers, posing as law enforcement officers or bank security officers, under all sorts of pretexts, convinced their interlocutors to transfer funds to accounts under their control, passing them off as safe. In addition, members of the criminal community posted fictitious advertisements on the Internet for the sale of various goods at low prices. While receiving advance payments from potential buyers, they did not fulfill their obligations. The accomplices cashed out the criminal proceeds at ATMs located in several regions of the country.
During the investigation, it was established that the victims of the illegal activities of the defendants were residents of the Moscow, Volgograd, Bryansk, Astrakhan, Penza, Rostov, Novosibirsk, Tula, Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl regions, the city of St. Petersburg, the Stavropol and Krasnodar territories, as well as the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, the Republic of Crimea and Kabardino-Balkaria. The total amount of damage he caused was over 21.7 million rubles.
Six defendants were detained in September 2022 by operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory, together with employees of the regional Directorate of the FSB of Russia and colleagues from the Novosibirsk region. Detectives detained another member of the criminal organization during operational support of the criminal case.
At the places of residence of the accomplices, the police seized bank cards, about 100 mobile phones, SIM cards of various cellular operators, electronic signatures, computer equipment, storage media and other items.
Currently, a criminal case initiated on the grounds of crimes provided for in Articles 158, 159, 159.6 and 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, together with the approved indictment, has been sent to the Leninsky District Court of Novosibirsk for consideration on the merits.
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