Detained criminal group over employment swindle

Azerbaijan’s law-enforcement bodies have detained a group of people for swindling large amounts of money from citizens looking for jobs via the Internet, the Interior Ministry’s press service told APA.

A series of actions conducted upon receiving information from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime revealed that Beylagan district residents Samad Babirov, his brother Yusif, and Jabir Nasirov have posted job vacancy announcements online, pretending to be looking for employees for the nonexistent Azerqida LLC, Elite Grand Park firms and Guess shoe factory.

The group has required their customers to transfer money in varying amounts to Babirov’s account registered on kassam.az e-wallet service, in the name of labor insurance.

After the money was transferred to their account, they withdrew it.

During the inspection of the house they are residing in, bank cards, a lot of mobile numbers, computers and other pieces of material evidence were discovered.

The citizens affected were identified and invited to the Main Directorate. Their applications and complaints were added to the investigation materials.

The investigation department of the Main Directorate has opened a criminal case on the fact. 

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