Cyber fraudster detained in Azerbaijan: citizens suffered damages of more than 300 thousand manat

As a result of operational and technical measures, a suspect in committing mass financial fraud, stealing money from citizens’ bank accounts by submitting false requests based on their personal data, was detained.

As reported by Oxu.Az with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, 34-year-old Eldeniz Gulamov is suspected of committing thefts using electronic media and information technology as part of an organized group of persons.

It was established that E. Gulamov, together with other persons, acting by prior conspiracy, committed a number of criminal acts, obtaining identity cards, passports and bank cards of citizens through various social networking platforms and instant messengers.

The criminal activity was not limited to this – the perpetrators organized the transformation of the received documents and copies of bank cards into so-called “cyber bunkers”.

The criminal group conducted negotiations mainly via Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, posing as employees of banking and financial institutions, pawnshops, humanitarian organizations and government agencies.

It was also established that the fraudsters posted photos of officials of banks operating in Azerbaijan on fake profiles, posing as bank employees, and made video recordings of citizens’ faces.

The damage caused to citizens by these and other methods exceeds 300,000 manats.

Currently, measures are ongoing against the suspect and other persons whose identities have been established by the investigation.

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