In Tursunzoda, a woman is accused of fraud amounting to nearly 700,000 somoni

According to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, a 43-year-old woman has been detained on charges of large-scale fraud.

According to the investigation, the suspect, a resident of the city of Tursunzoda, deceived several residents of the city and obtained nearly 700,000 somoni (about 64,000 dollars) without returning it.

“The aforementioned individual, on October 24, 2020, while at the residence of a 52-year-old resident of Tursunzoda, gained her trust through deception and received 94,500 somoni from her, promising to import several foreign cars from abroad and deliver them to her, but has yet to fulfill her promise,” the statement notes.

The investigation also revealed that this woman, in early March 2021, deceived a 42-year-old resident of the same city, also promising to bring several expensive foreign cars and received 500,000 somoni (almost 46,000 dollars) from her, but has still not fulfilled her promise.

It is reported that a month later, this 43-year-old resident of Tursunzoda repeated her actions, and in early April 2021, gained the trust of a 63-year-old resident of the city, “received 78,000 somoni from her” and has not returned it to this day. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, she also promised to bring a foreign car from abroad, but has not fulfilled her promise.

The opinions of the suspect herself or her relatives and lawyer regarding these accusations are currently unavailable.

The press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reports that a criminal case has been initiated regarding this matter, and an investigation is underway.