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An investigator of the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has completed the investigation of a criminal case on charges of a 39-year-old resident of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and a 44-year-old previously convicted resident of the Ulyanovsk Region in fraud using IP telephony and the Internet (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)..
It is established that the men met in 2012, when they worked in a commercial firm in the city of Nyagan in Ugra. In 2021, they created two Internet sites that announced the possibility of purchasing computer equipment and phones of well-known brands with 30-50% discounts. Moreover, bonuses were always valid only for one day, so to place an order and deliver the product, it was necessary to pay in full in advance.
Having received money from the victims, the attackers stopped contacting them. Neither their goods, nor the spent finances deceived citizens could not get any more.
Earlier it was reported that in this criminal scheme, a resident of the Ulyanovsk region, using IP telephony, played the role of an online store operator, called customers, accepted and processed orders. His accomplice carried out the development, administration and promotion of websites, as well as distributed the money received.
The illegal activities of the accused were stopped by employees of the UBK of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region in June 2022.
During searches at the residential addresses of the attackers, mobile communication devices, bank cards, laptops and other items of evidentiary value were seized.
The victims are 65 people from different regions of Russia, including 10 residents of the Northern Capital and 5 Muscovites. The total amount of damage amounted to 1.1 million rubles.
Shares in the authorized capital of a firm owned by one of the accomplices were seized as an interim measure for subsequent compensation of damage to the victims.
Currently, the criminal case with the approved indictment has been sent to the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg for consideration on the merits. The defendants will wait for the verdict while in custody.
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It is established that the men met in 2012, when they worked in a commercial firm in the city of Nyagan in Ugra. In 2021, they created two Internet sites that announced the possibility of purchasing computer equipment and phones of well-known brands with 30-50% discounts. Moreover, bonuses were always valid only for one day, so to place an order and deliver the product, it was necessary to pay in full in advance.
Having received money from the victims, the attackers stopped contacting them. Neither their goods, nor the spent finances deceived citizens could not get any more.
Earlier it was reported that in this criminal scheme, a resident of the Ulyanovsk region, using IP telephony, played the role of an online store operator, called customers, accepted and processed orders. His accomplice carried out the development, administration and promotion of websites, as well as distributed the money received.
The illegal activities of the accused were stopped by employees of the UBK of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region in June 2022.
During searches at the residential addresses of the attackers, mobile communication devices, bank cards, laptops and other items of evidentiary value were seized.
The victims are 65 people from different regions of Russia, including 10 residents of the Northern Capital and 5 Muscovites. The total amount of damage amounted to 1.1 million rubles.
Shares in the authorized capital of a firm owned by one of the accomplices were seized as an interim measure for subsequent compensation of damage to the victims.
Currently, the criminal case with the approved indictment has been sent to the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg for consideration on the merits. The defendants will wait for the verdict while in custody.
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