In the Republic of Tatarstan, a criminal case of fraud in the sale of goods via the Internet was brought to court

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The Department for the Investigation of Common Criminal Fraud and Theft Committed Using Information and Telecommunication Technologies of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Tatarstan investigated a criminal case initiated in July 2022 on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Fraud".

During the investigation, it was established that the 32-year-old Kazan manager of the goods delivery company in the period from June 2020 to April 2023 embezzled citizens' funds under the pretext of selling auto parts. To carry out his criminal plan, he posted ads in messengers for the sale of goods at a price below the market price in order to interest buyers. When a potential client showed interest, the accused demanded full or partial prepayment, promising to supply the auto part through one of the Russian transport companies. However, having received the money, he did not fulfill his obligations.

Thus, the accused stole the money of 46 citizens living in various regions of the Russian Federation, causing a total of damage in the amount of 1,340,500 rubles.

Currently, the criminal case has been sent to the Novo-Savinovsky District Court of Kazan for consideration on the merits.