In the Tashkent region, cybercriminals who deceived citizens with promises of easy money and embezzled large sums of money were detained. They abused the trust of hundreds of people by creating fake pages called "limit cashing service" on Telegram and Instagram.
According to the internal affairs bodies, as a result of operational measures carried out by the Cybersecurity Service of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate and the "Department for Combating Crimes in the Information Sphere" of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Tashkent region, a resident of the Akhangaran district, B.N., born in 2005, and his three accomplices were detained.
According to the investigation, they gained people's trust by promising to cash out credit limits allocated through microfinance organizations. In this way, they concluded fictitious transactions on online trading platforms through small business entities they registered.
More than 600 citizens became victims of this scheme, and a total of 1 billion 32 million soums were found to have fallen into the hands of criminals. Currently, a case has been initiated against the suspects under Article 168, Part 4, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code (large-scale fraud). A preventive measure of "detention" was applied to them, and investigative actions were initiated.
Law enforcement agencies reported that they are taking measures to compensate for the damage caused. At the same time, November was declared "Cyber Culture Development Month" at the regional level, and preventive work among the population was intensified.
According to the data, almost half of the crimes registered in the Tashkent region in the past 10 months of this year - 44% - were cybercrimes. These are mainly cases related to card emptying through malicious links, fraudulent transactions requiring prepayment, deceiving users through fake crypto exchanges, or obtaining online loans in the name of others.
Recommendations from cybersecurity specialists:
- Don't believe announcements like "we'll cash out the limit" or "easy income";
- Before any money transfer, check the legal status of the operating entity;
- Do not click on suspicious links, do not share SMS codes with anyone;
- If you encounter cybercrime, immediately contact the Main Department of Internal Affairs or call "102."
Experts emphasize that behind every "easy money" offer on the internet is likely fraud. Therefore, caution is not only the right decision, but also the main guarantee of financial security.
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