04.08.2025

810 Million AMD Swindled by Criminal Organization

810 Million AMD Swindled by Criminal Organization

 

In the course of preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated in the Department for Investigation of Cybercrime and High Technology Crime of General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee apparent factual data were obtained on the allegation that between November, 2021 and December 8, 2023 S.KH. was involved in the criminal organization created in October , 2021 and managed by a group of people. 

Particularly, S.Kh., with at least 144 members, including minors, recruited and involved by the leaders of the criminal organization, using websites with false content, using pre-created computer and network-based accounts, providing both himself and other members of the organization with the technical ability to access them, change the information contained therein, and fill in data that does not correspond to reality, without the permission of the identified victims or other legitimate grounds, launched websites offering high-yield investments and platforms that require initial identification. 
Then, after misleading the victims and strengthening their trust, the latter directed them to transfer various amounts of money to accounts managed by them, thus swindling more than 810 million 71 thousand 577 AMD of the financial resources of more than 1,404 victims from foreign countries.

Public criminal prosecution was initiated against S.Kh. according to the Part 1 of the Article 319 of RA Criminal Code and the Points 1 and 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 257 of RA Criminal Code.

The criminal proceeding on the latter with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor for approval and referral to court.  

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.