The main victim of the fraudster, who introduced himself as Temur Sunnatovich Alimov, was a female official seeking promotion. The pseudo-employee called the woman and said that she had been appointed for a higher position.

“Your candidacy has been approved. Contact immediately Malika Kamalovna Kayumova, the responsible representative of the presidential administration in Moscow. Don’t tell your boss and others about it for the time being, just be patient until the order comes out,” he said. 

For information, the Presidential Administration has neither an office in Moscow and nor responsible representatives.

The female official called Malika Kayumova via Telegram messenger. In a subsequent telephone conversation, the “administration representative” said the resolution would be signed on Monday. The woman was also asked to state the maximum amount of the money she could offer for this “assistance”. The lady said that she could give a maximum of $20,000.

Then, the pseudo-representative of the administration said that he was in Moscow and asked to send the money through a bank account. Based on a telephone conversation with Temur Alimov, the official sent $20,000 to Russia via the bank.

The Investigation Department under the Interior Ministry revealed that the fraudster used 14 different SIM-cards while being in the territory of the Russian Federation. He was able to deceive 20 citizens of Uzbekistan. He received $58,000 from the victims online.

The Investigation Department of the MIA informed that the victims who suffered from this fraudster can call +99871 231-46-26.

For information, according to Article 211 of the Criminal Code, bribery, that is, bribing an official, knowing that it is illegal to perform a certain action in the interests of the bribe-giver, which may be committed by using his official power, or giving material valuables directly or through an intermediary is considered a criminal offense.