Fraudsters detained in Dushanbe and Buston

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan reported the detention of a resident of Dushanbe and a resident of Buston on suspicion of fraud.

It is reported that a 32-year-old resident of the capital, whose name is not disclosed, embezzled 374,000 somoni.

“The aforementioned individual, in February 2021, near the Kariye Bolo hospital, deceived and gained the trust of a 56-year-old man and his 53-year-old brother, residents of the Vose district, received 238,000 somoni from them, and promised to allocate a 6.5 ares plot of land in the Khavaron microdistrict of Dushanbe, but spent this money for his own needs,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted.

It is reported that the suspect also deceived another resident and embezzled 136,000 somoni from him, promising him a Lexus RX 350 car.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs also reports that a 40-year-old resident of Buston in the Sughd region embezzled a large sum.

“The aforementioned individual, in August 2022, gained the trust of a 56-year-old man, a resident of Khujand, and received 285,000 somoni from him and did not return it. Also, in May 2022, she deceived and gained the trust of a 28-year-old man, a resident of Khujand, received 120,000 somoni from him and did not return it,” the statement said.

In total, the woman embezzled 405,000 somoni. A criminal case has been initiated against her under Article 247, Part 4 (fraud in especially large amounts) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan, and an investigation is underway.