Large sums of money stolen via fake WhatsApp accounts: Investigative Committee responds
The General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee has reported new cases of fraud. During the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that members of a criminal organization, with the aim of misleading citizens, create fake accounts on “WhatsApp” and other platforms using the data of individuals holding leadership positions and various phone numbers.
Through these fake accounts, they send messages or make calls, posing as employees of the National Security Service, the Police, or the Central Bank. Subsequently, under fabricated pretexts, they mislead people by demanding they take out loans or withdraw funds available in their accounts at various RA banks. To allegedly ensure the “safe keeping” of these funds, they direct victims to make direct transfers via QR code entry, use of crypto wallets, or to bank accounts opened in other countries. In this manner, they have fraudulently stolen large and especially large amounts of funds from dozens of citizens.
The Investigative Committee urges citizens to exercise vigilance and, upon receiving such messages or phone calls, to report them to law enforcement agencies, avoiding becoming a “target of fraud.”
