Internet-scammers trimming money from foreigners are arrested in Yoshkar-Ola

The activities of a criminal group were stopped in Yoshkar-Ola. The participants made acquaintances with foreigners over the Internet, corresponded with them and asked for serious amounts of money under the pretext of marriage.

It was the application from a German citizen, who had transferred 26, 000 euros to his future fiancee's bank account in Yoshkar-Ola, that helped the police officers from "K" department to find the traces of the criminals. "The scammer did not appear to meet her future husband, she also never returned the money, and stopped corresponding. Later it was found out that the German citizen was sent a photo of a famous Russian ballet dancer instead of a picture of his possible fiancee" , informs the press center.

Having checked up the information, officers of "K" department, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Mari El republic found out that the correspondence was carried on from a so called "office" settled in an apartment in Yoshkar-Ola, where the seven members of the criminal group were arrested. Also, the police established the identity of the two organizers of the criminal business and the two women with a good knowledge of English, who helped with phone talks with foreigners.

During the search there were found 16 computers, a large amount of money, correspondence in foreign languages, bank tickets about money transfers from foreign citizens and other exhibits. At the moment the specialists are examining the exempt computers and handwriting, informs the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Investigation Department of The Internal Affairs Office of Yoshkar-Ola has brought an action on the corpus delicti under part 3, clause 159 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud, committed by an organized criminal group).

The German citizen is considered as a victim, the investigation is being held.