The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reported the detention of a person accused of fraud and embezzlement. According to the Ministry, a 27-year-old man from Dushanbe deceived two individuals. A man and a woman were defrauded. The fraudster took 95,000 somoni from one and 117,000 somoni from the other, but did not return their money.
A resident of the capital, in November 2022, deceitfully gained the trust of a 52-year-old man from Dushanbe. He embezzled 95,000 somoni from him and promised to bring him a car. He did not keep his word. And he deceived again. After some time, the criminal took 117,000 somoni from a 45-year-old resident of Dushanbe. As always, the same old story. He promised to bring her a car in exchange for her money, but did not fulfill his promise.
This 27-year-old man similarly gained the trust of a 23-year-old resident of the Kushan district. The thief took 72,500 somoni from him. The same old tune. “I will bring it” — did not bring. According to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, this person has been detained, and an investigation is underway regarding this case. The police did not disclose the name of the fraudster. Recently, the Ministry announced the detention of other fraudsters who deceived people for amounts up to half a million somoni. Some even embezzled more than one million somoni. Cases of fraud have decreased in the country.