Fraud suspect detained

Employees of the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime have detained a suspect in fraud and theft of large sums of money from bank cards of citizens, oxu.az reports citing the country’s Interior Ministry.

The department began to receive numerous complaints from citizens that, when trying to purchase property through ads posted on the relevant sites, they lost large sums by transferring them to third-party bank cards.

These data were carefully studied in the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As a result, the previously convicted Agshin Badalov was detained.

During the investigation, it was found that he posted on classifieds websites information about the sale of cars and apartments at a price significantly lower than the market price. Citizens who wanted to purchase something from the offer contacted him. He also demanded urgent payment, threatening to sell the property to another buyer. Having received the transfer of funds, he cashed them out and blocked the phone numbers of the callers. A. Badalov caused material damage to 450 people who turned to him.

On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under the relevant article of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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