OP 24 October, 2024 - 03:38 PM
The criminal activity of a group of citizens, who laundered money of telephone fraudsters, was suppressed. BelTA was informed about it by the State Control Committee.
It was established that the group included four residents of Brest region. During 2022-2024, they were engaged in money laundering by telephone fraudsters, who lured money from citizens under the pretext of receiving income from investing in precious metals, gas, oil, shares of large companies. In total, the group members legalized more than Br4 million.
To launder the proceeds of crime, the group members opened card accounts in banks for fake persons, to which deceived citizens transferred money. The stolen funds were also accumulated on crypto exchanges. They were used to purchase cryptocurrency, which was subsequently transferred to the wallets of the telephone fraudsters. As remuneration, the group members kept 5% of the turnover.
The roles of each of the group's members were clearly distributed, and their activity itself involved serious measures of conspiracy. Thus, the number of open card accounts numbered in the hundreds, and they changed periodically. Communication took place via messengers, and SIM cards from both domestic and foreign operators were used.
A criminal case was brought against four residents of Brest voblast for money laundering committed by an organized group. The suspects were taken into custody. They seized 25 bank plastic cards, 42 SIM-cards of mobile operators from Poland, Russia and Belarus, seven units of computer equipment and 16 cell phones, confirming their criminal activity. At present, measures are being taken to search for property to repay the damage caused to citizens.
source : https://belta.by/regions/view/chetvero-z...9981-2024/
It was established that the group included four residents of Brest region. During 2022-2024, they were engaged in money laundering by telephone fraudsters, who lured money from citizens under the pretext of receiving income from investing in precious metals, gas, oil, shares of large companies. In total, the group members legalized more than Br4 million.
To launder the proceeds of crime, the group members opened card accounts in banks for fake persons, to which deceived citizens transferred money. The stolen funds were also accumulated on crypto exchanges. They were used to purchase cryptocurrency, which was subsequently transferred to the wallets of the telephone fraudsters. As remuneration, the group members kept 5% of the turnover.
The roles of each of the group's members were clearly distributed, and their activity itself involved serious measures of conspiracy. Thus, the number of open card accounts numbered in the hundreds, and they changed periodically. Communication took place via messengers, and SIM cards from both domestic and foreign operators were used.
A criminal case was brought against four residents of Brest voblast for money laundering committed by an organized group. The suspects were taken into custody. They seized 25 bank plastic cards, 42 SIM-cards of mobile operators from Poland, Russia and Belarus, seven units of computer equipment and 16 cell phones, confirming their criminal activity. At present, measures are being taken to search for property to repay the damage caused to citizens.
source : https://belta.by/regions/view/chetvero-z...9981-2024/