A group of cybercriminals detained in Tashkent

In the capital city, law enforcement bodies detained a group of cyber fraudsters.

According to correspondents of the TV channel “Uzbekistan 24”, young people, aged 17-19 years old, stole money from bank cards.

It became known that a young guy from Kokand through various SIM cards brought from Russia, and the Webmoney application stole millions of soums. To carry out such illegal activities, he was helped by neighbors. In most cases, money was stolen from plastic cards of people who raised funds to treat their children.

“I used to work at Paynet. One day my neighbors came to me and said that there are many Telegram-channels, where people raise funds for treatment. He noted that scammers collect money in such a way. I trusted him,” the detainee said.

Reportedly, cybercriminals stole 24 million soums from a resident of the Chilanzar district.

“65,000 soums were transferred to my account and I was told not to hang up, as they planned to transfer more funds. Then I received a message, in which they asked me to share the special code. I gave them all the numbers. After two minutes, all of the money disappeared from my bank card,” one of the sufferers said. 

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against the detainees.