Frauds through Idream and List.am: details of how a 44-year-old man operated

As a result of extensive investigative and procedural actions carried out by the Main Investigation Department for Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee, it has been revealed that a 44-year-old man committed large-scale fraud and significant thefts using computer technology, as well as cases of forgery and use of forged documents.

The Investigative Committee reports that the investigation revealed that the 44-year-old man, having come to a criminal agreement with an unidentified person to fraudulently steal a computer, called the computer seller on December 11, 2019, using a phone number previously acquired in the name of an Iranian citizen. Gaining the seller's trust, he requested that the computer be handed over to a person he specified for verification purposes under the pretext of wanting to purchase it.

After the computer was transferred to the person he specified, abusing the seller's trust, he took possession of the computer worth 800,000 AMD and fraudulently stole it.

Additionally, on November 27, 2020, the 44-year-old man unlawfully gained access to an Idream account registered in the name of his relative, changed the phone number and email address linked to that account, and then, via the woman’s e-wallet, submitted a loan agreement application in her name, forging the necessary conditions to sign a contract valued at 500,000 AMD.

Following that, he called a person engaged in selling mobile phones using the aforementioned phone number obtained in the name of the Iranian citizen, reached an agreement on purchasing a phone, and transferred the amount established by the contract to the bank card used by the seller, which was sent to the woman’s e-wallet.

Based on a sufficient combination of evidence, the 44-year-old man has been charged under Articles 178, Part 2, Points 1 and 2, 325, Part 1, and 181, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code.

The preliminary investigation has been completed, and the criminal case has been sent to the supervising prosecutor for approval and forwarding to court with an accusatory conclusion.