The Main Department for Combating Cybercrime of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Internal Affairs has conducted an operation in connection with numerous cases of fraud committed through fake profiles on social networks and WhatsApp, impersonating government officials and law enforcement officers.
Detained are Farid Aliyev, Asiman Zeynalov, Tofig Aliyev, Farid Atakishiyev, Royal Abdullayev, Anar Mammadov, Rashad Hajiyev, and Hamid Aliyev. They are suspected of committing crimes in collusion with cybercriminal groups operating from abroad.
According to the investigation, the detainees provided these groups with numbers of local mobile operators, bank cards, and other information used in illegal activities.
It has been established that over 2,000 illegally obtained bank cards and mobile phone numbers were used to commit the crimes. Some of them were used to organize illegal online casinos and gambling.
Operational-investigative and operational-technical measures are being carried out against the detainees. Work continues to identify and bring to justice other members of foreign cybercriminal groups.
