According to the press service of the city DIA, over the last week a new type of phone fraud, which is known in Russia and Kazakhstan, has been spreading in the capital. Unknown people call older people, usually on their home phone, and tell them about an allegedly serious accident in which their close relative is to be blamed. In order to resolve the issue, a large sum of money is needed.

It is noted that in the vast majority of cases, elderly citizens become victims of this type of fraud.

“The next task of the scammers is to find out your mobile number. At the same time, wrongdoers also remain in touch on a landline phone. They try to occupy all the lines so that you do not have the opportunity to call back your relative who is supposedly in trouble,” the police department said in a statement.

To be convincing, a representative of the law, for example an investigator, supposedly enters into the conversation and tells them who needs to give the money in order to hush up the case. Then a courier arrives to collect the money.

Thanks to the prompt actions of employees of the operative-search service, it was possible to detain several couriers, among them there are citizens of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

It turned out that a citizen of Kazakhstan born in 1984, having changed her appearance, took money from elderly people and sent it to customers. All couriers acted according to the established scheme.

“Talk to your elderly parents and grandparents. Explain that in such cases, the first thing to do right away is hang up and call your loved one back. But if you suddenly believe that this is really your relative, do not rush and do not give in to emotions, ask clarifying questions over the phone. An investigator will never call you and ask for money to solve some problem, because everything is decided in accordance with the law,” the police department warned.

Based on these facts, criminal cases have been initiated under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Fraud), and an investigation is underway.