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The Stolin district prosecutor's office sent a criminal case to court against a 23-year-old local resident accused of large-scale fraud. BELTA reports this with reference to the information service of the Brest Region Prosecutor's Office.
The young man had previously been convicted of fraud, but did not learn his lesson. So, from May to July last year, he posted advertisements on social networks for the sale of vehicles, electric scooters, phones and other property. At the same time, the attacker published photographs of goods taken from the Internet. Potential buyers transferred an advance payment to the young man’s bank card. As a result, 39 people were left without money or purchases. The total amount of damage caused exceeded Br26 thousand.
A criminal case was initiated under Part 2 and Part 3 of Article 209 (fraud) of the Criminal Code. “After studying the materials of the criminal case, the prosecutor’s office of the Stolin district came to the conclusion that the charges were justified, the evidence collected in the case was sufficient, and the circumstances of the crimes were fully and objectively studied,” the prosecutor’s office noted. The defendant remains in custody.
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A Mogilev resident became involved in a criminal case for selling bank details. BELTA was informed about this by the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee.
A 22-year-old resident of Mogilev, at the suggestion of a friend, for a fee, issued a bank payment card in his name and authorized it in his personal mobile banking account. For this, the defendant received a monetary reward. In addition, he not only did not inquire about the further purpose of the bank card, but also suggested that his girlfriend earn money in a similar way.
Investigators opened a criminal case against the Mogilev resident.
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A relative of a Minsk pensioner contacted line 102 with a statement that the elderly woman had become a victim of telephone scammers. At the behest of the scammers, the pensioner sold the apartment, cashed out the deposits, and pawned the gold in a pawnshop. The proceeds of $160 thousand were taken by scammers. BELTA was informed about this by the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
In October, the victim received a call on Telegram from a stranger who introduced herself as a law enforcement officer. The girl said that an unknown person withdrew $5 thousand from the bank account on behalf of the pensioner. Then an employee of the National Bank entered the conversation and offered the pensioner to secure her deposits. The woman agreed. To make sure, for several months the victim continued to receive calls from “representatives” of other government agencies.
Subsequently, the scammers told the Minsk resident that her apartment was put up for sale by black realtors. To avoid being left on the street, the attackers advised the woman to sell her home on her own. Using psychological influence and manipulation, the scammers forced an elderly Minsk resident to follow their instructions. The pensioner sold the apartment and transferred the proceeds to accounts whose details she provided to the scammers. Fraudsters also took possession of the woman's deposits. In addition, at the direction of the attackers, the victim pawned her gold jewelry at a pawnshop. The total amount of funds stolen from the Minsk resident was about $160 thousand.
The police remind you: law enforcement officers and bank employees do not call via messenger and do not ask for a loan or assistance in catching criminals.
The young man had previously been convicted of fraud, but did not learn his lesson. So, from May to July last year, he posted advertisements on social networks for the sale of vehicles, electric scooters, phones and other property. At the same time, the attacker published photographs of goods taken from the Internet. Potential buyers transferred an advance payment to the young man’s bank card. As a result, 39 people were left without money or purchases. The total amount of damage caused exceeded Br26 thousand.
A criminal case was initiated under Part 2 and Part 3 of Article 209 (fraud) of the Criminal Code. “After studying the materials of the criminal case, the prosecutor’s office of the Stolin district came to the conclusion that the charges were justified, the evidence collected in the case was sufficient, and the circumstances of the crimes were fully and objectively studied,” the prosecutor’s office noted. The defendant remains in custody.
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A Mogilev resident became involved in a criminal case for selling bank details. BELTA was informed about this by the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee.
A 22-year-old resident of Mogilev, at the suggestion of a friend, for a fee, issued a bank payment card in his name and authorized it in his personal mobile banking account. For this, the defendant received a monetary reward. In addition, he not only did not inquire about the further purpose of the bank card, but also suggested that his girlfriend earn money in a similar way.
Investigators opened a criminal case against the Mogilev resident.
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A relative of a Minsk pensioner contacted line 102 with a statement that the elderly woman had become a victim of telephone scammers. At the behest of the scammers, the pensioner sold the apartment, cashed out the deposits, and pawned the gold in a pawnshop. The proceeds of $160 thousand were taken by scammers. BELTA was informed about this by the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
In October, the victim received a call on Telegram from a stranger who introduced herself as a law enforcement officer. The girl said that an unknown person withdrew $5 thousand from the bank account on behalf of the pensioner. Then an employee of the National Bank entered the conversation and offered the pensioner to secure her deposits. The woman agreed. To make sure, for several months the victim continued to receive calls from “representatives” of other government agencies.
Subsequently, the scammers told the Minsk resident that her apartment was put up for sale by black realtors. To avoid being left on the street, the attackers advised the woman to sell her home on her own. Using psychological influence and manipulation, the scammers forced an elderly Minsk resident to follow their instructions. The pensioner sold the apartment and transferred the proceeds to accounts whose details she provided to the scammers. Fraudsters also took possession of the woman's deposits. In addition, at the direction of the attackers, the victim pawned her gold jewelry at a pawnshop. The total amount of funds stolen from the Minsk resident was about $160 thousand.
The police remind you: law enforcement officers and bank employees do not call via messenger and do not ask for a loan or assistance in catching criminals.
