Police detain members of a criminal group who stole money from bank cards of more than 400 citizens

A resident of the city of Zarafshan, Navoi region, applied to the police department with a statement that an unknown person, having received his bank card details through the Telegram messenger, withdrew 2,780,000 soums. He asked the police to take action against the fraudster. 

During the operation, it was found that this crime was committed by a group of persons who worked in a conspiracy.

It turned out that among the members of the criminal group was a previously convicted 16-year-old resident of the Khatirchi district of Navoi and his 21-year-old brother, as well as a 37-year-old resident of the Bukhara region, a citizen of Tajikistan and his 16-year-old son.

Members of the group distributed fake links among users of the Telegram messenger, gained access to the bank card data of 454 citizens, and embezzled a large amount of money.

On this fact, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (fraud), and an investigation is underway.