A person suspected of creating fake profiles similar to various individuals on social networks and sending false information on behalf of banks to the citizens in their friends list, thereby committing numerous online frauds, has been arrested.
Information about this was provided to Medianews.az by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
It was reported that through operational-technical measures carried out by the Anti-Cybercrime Department of the MIA, 23-year-old Zaur Teymurkhanov, who had previously been convicted multiple times and was suspected of illegal activities, was detained.
It was established that Z. Teymurkhanov obtained the profile pictures of users on social networks and created fake accounts resembling them in their names. Then, by messaging users in the friend lists of those persons, he sent messages pretending that "bank campaigns were underway, offering opportunities to win large cash prizes, and that there was little time left until the campaign ended," thereby obtaining their card information.
After the victims provided the information and the "OTP" security codes sent to their phones, Z. Teymurkhanov seized the funds from the cards. He later directed the stolen money to foreign online shopping resources and electronic platforms in order to conceal his identity. Investigations revealed that Z. Teymurkhanov caused material damage to nearly 150 citizens.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the incident, and Z. Teymurkhanov was involved in the investigation and was arrested by court decision as a preventive measure.
