In Moscow, the activities of call centers were suppressed, created by a group of fraudsters to steal money from Russian and foreign citizens and their subsequent transfer to Ukraine. It is reported by the Office of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for Moscow and the Moscow Region.
The organizers of the fraudulent schemes posed as employees of Russian law enforcement agencies or financial institutions, and fraudulently stole the money of Russian and foreign citizens on an especially large scale. Usually they forced citizens to transfer money to bank card numbers, who previously indicated.
After receiving funds on the cards, they were cashed out at ATMs in the territory of the Russian Federation. Then special couriers took the money to exchange offices., where they were converted into cryptocurrency. Further, with the help of anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, money was transferred to Ukraine.
With a scheme like this, in particular, financed the activities of the Ukrainian armed formations. The FSB emphasized, that call centers specialized in deceiving faces, living abroad - in Germany, France and Spain mainly.
Currently, call center organizers are detained, criminal proceedings have been initiated against them 4 articles 159 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Fraud". But further circumstances of the commission of crimes and other persons involved in them are now being established by the investigating authorities..
