Transnational call-center fraud ring uncovered in Armenia

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia continues its investigation into a large-scale cyber-fraud operation carried out by  a transnational criminal organization operating as a call center.

According to the agency's statement, the preliminary investigation  established that the leaders of the criminal organization recruited  and involved more than 70 members who embezzled at least 3 billion,  518 million, 288,500 drams. The criminal case against another member  of the criminal organization has been transferred to a supervisory  authority with the presentation of an indictment.

The preliminary investigation against 21 individuals has been  completed, with 15 defendants already found guilty. It's worth noting  that 704 million drams of criminal origin were transferred to the  state budget.  The preliminary investigation into the criminal case  is ongoing.