Activity of the Fourth Criminal “Call Center” This Year Suspended in Yerevan
Law enforcement agencies have uncovered another criminal “Call Center,” which, according to preliminary data, was engaged in the embezzlement of financial funds from foreign citizens. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports that this is the fourth such case carried out against similar schemes this year.
On November 20, officers from the Police and the Investigative Committee (IC) carried out a search in an office space located in the Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan. The preliminary investigation established that a group of individuals had created a criminal “Call Center” in the leased premises, where they systematically carried out computer-based embezzlements amounting to particularly large sizes.
According to law enforcement, the participants of the center took special measures to avoid detection, by externally disguising the area and applying security measures. They recruited employees, organized training, and provided the technical conditions necessary for fraudulently stealing money from foreign citizens via internet calls and computers with remote access.
As a result of extensive operative work, both the members of the organization and the equipment they used were identified. Law enforcement also uncovered data on the fake platforms used to commit the embezzlements, as well as the crypto addresses where the criminally obtained funds were transferred.
Currently, police are cooperating with law enforcement agencies in various countries to obtain information about the affected citizens.