The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Labinsky district has completed the investigation of a criminal case initiated against a 54-year-old resident of the Volgograd region on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code "Fraud".
According to the investigation, the accused, having entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons on the Internet, the criminal case against which is separated into separate proceedings, received a part-time job as a cashier. The malefactor issued a bank card in her name and transferred the account details to her accomplices. Scammers called the victim and offered to invest money in a well-known energy company, promising a high return on investment. Then the callers convinced the man to transfer more than 4.5 million rubles to the bank account indicated to him. After receiving the money, the accused cashed it out at an ATM. Taking 2% of the stolen amount, the woman transferred the money to fraudsters.
Currently, the materials of the criminal case with the approved indictment have been sent to the court for consideration on the merits. The sanctions of the incriminated article provide for a maximum penalty of up to ten years imprisonment.
According to the investigation, the accused, having entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons on the Internet, the criminal case against which is separated into separate proceedings, received a part-time job as a cashier. The malefactor issued a bank card in her name and transferred the account details to her accomplices. Scammers called the victim and offered to invest money in a well-known energy company, promising a high return on investment. Then the callers convinced the man to transfer more than 4.5 million rubles to the bank account indicated to him. After receiving the money, the accused cashed it out at an ATM. Taking 2% of the stolen amount, the woman transferred the money to fraudsters.
Currently, the materials of the criminal case with the approved indictment have been sent to the court for consideration on the merits. The sanctions of the incriminated article provide for a maximum penalty of up to ten years imprisonment.
