Fraudsters Steal Money from Artsakh Residents via Facebook

A case of fraud has been uncovered in Artsakh, a criminal case has been initiated, and it has been accepted for proceedings, reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Artsakh.

The operational officer of the OT department of the Economic and Corruption Crimes Department of the Artsakh Police, having reviewed the materials prepared based on reports from Artsakh citizens, revealed that between July and September 2021, through the social network Facebook.com, N. Adamyan, in preliminary agreement with an unidentified individual(s), under various fake user names, pretended to sell assorted goods. Initially having no intention to fulfill the agreements, they fraudulently requested the transfer of funds to the electronic wallets opened with the phone numbers 033636315 and 091456543, the bank account 4318290090153673 of IDBank CJSC, and the betting account ID 22402509 of Vivarobet bookmaker company, resulting in a total transfer of 56,500 AMD by several individuals, including D. K. who transferred 24,000 AMD, H. M. with 6,000 AMD, A. A. with 4,000 AMD, N. H. with 7,000 AMD, A. Kh. with 9,000 AMD, and A. B. with 6,500 AMD, all of which were subsequently stolen, causing material damage to them.

Considering that the described incident contains elements of a crime defined under Article 184, Part 2, Clause 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Artsakh, and guided by Articles 52, 186-187, and 192-193 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Artsakh, a criminal case has been initiated under the provisions of Article 184, Part 2, Clause 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Artsakh, and it has been accepted for proceedings. An investigation is ongoing,” the statement noted.