In St. Petersburg, criminal investigation officers detained representatives of technical support for telephone scammers. Three young people were part of an organized group, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region reported on April 25.
The illegal activity became known on February 16. Contacted the police 86 year old a resident of the Kalininsky district with a statement that she believed in the legend about the safety of savings and transferred to a “safe” account 200 thousand rubles At the same time, a criminal case was opened on the fact of fraud.
press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
The day before, law enforcement officers were on the trail of a group of young people providing technical support to telephone scammers. In the apartment home 14 were detained along Kultury Avenue 19 year old young man and his 18 year old friend and also 17 year old young man living in 2nd Murinsky Avenue. Their responsibilities included ensuring the uninterrupted functioning of the equipment (GSM gateways), with the help of which calls were made and the subsequent withdrawal of stolen funds.
As a result of searches at the place where the defendants were detained, three GSM gateways, over a thousand SIM cards and bank cards were seized. A search for accomplices is currently underway.
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