According to the press service of the Namangan Regional Department of Internal Affairs, individuals involved in internet fraud have been identified. This was reported by Upl.uz.
Two victims appealed to law enforcement agencies. Their bank plastic cards were used to steal funds on July 2.
A citizen living in the Kumtepa neighborhood of Uychi district had 13 million 850 thousand soms taken, and a person living in the Kadamjo neighborhood of Namangan city had 6 million 556 thousand 550 soms taken. During the investigation, it was revealed that the victims fell prey to an organized criminal group engaged in internet fraud.
Among the criminals are a person born in 2003 living in the Beshyog‘och neighborhood of Shayhantahur district in Tashkent city, his neighbor born in 2005, and a person born in 2001 living in the Firdavsiy neighborhood of Yunusobod district. They accessed the victims' bank plastic cards through fraud and embezzled the funds.
A criminal case has been initiated under Article 168, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan regarding this incident. The criminals may face imprisonment for up to eight years.
