News about fraud: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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Russia's Interior Ministry warned that transferring prepayment for goods online guarantees neither receiving the order nor getting the money back. The ministry listed alarming signs of unscrupulous sellers: transfers to a personal card or anonymous payment services, suspiciously low prices, pushiness, and the lack of full contact details.
Javlon TursunovThe Presnensky Court of Moscow sentenced the former head of the Deposit Insurance Agency to 4.5 years in a general-regime colony, a fine of 900 thousand rubles, and ordered him to pay 4.2 billion rubles to the injured party. In the same case, former DIA Deputy Head Alexander Popelyukh was sentenced to four years of imprisonment. The case is linked to embezzlement involving the property of the Novosibirsk water park 'Aquamarine' and the company 'VDT Stroy'.
Javlon TursunovThe Krasnodar Regional Court granted an appeal and replaced the detention of former Kuban Deputy Governor Andrei Korobka with a promise not to leave and to behave properly. He is charged under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code with fraud on an especially large scale: according to investigators, for a reward he promised a developer assistance in changing the designated use of a land plot in the Dinskoy district, received 15 million rubles, but did not fulfill his actions. The charges against him have not been dropped.
Javlon TursunovThe “Drive avenue” MCHJ car dealership in Tashkent promised to bring BYD cars from China on favorable terms and collected tens of thousands of dollars from customers. According to Kun.uz, Bekzod Bahtimurodov stood behind the company unofficially; a fraud case had previously been opened against him. According to the capital’s Main Department of Internal Affairs, the damages in the consolidated case amounted to 10 billion 902 million soums, of which 5 billion 207 million soums have been reimbursed.
Sevara AzamovaKashim Chowdhury, a 55-year-old civil servant from east London, is on trial for nine counts of fraud: prosecutors say he secretly held up to five full-time roles in government bodies, earning more than £284,000. He admitted to 'mistakes' but said there was no criminal intent, attributing the situation to stress and caring for his ill mother.
Javlon TursunovThe State Security Service reported the detention in Namangan of the head of an LLC who promised to send four people to seasonal work in Poland for $10.4 thousand. He was detained with material evidence while receiving an advance payment of $4.4 thousand. Pre-investigation verification actions are underway.
Sevara AzamovaIn Novokuznetsk, police detained two teenagers from Novosibirsk (15 and 16 years old) who worked as couriers for telephone fraudsters while they were receiving 3 million rubles from an elderly married couple. The meeting on October 14 took place under the control of criminal investigation operatives. A case of fraud on an especially large scale has been opened against the 16-year-old.
Sevara AzamovaIn Istanbul, a citizen of Uzbekistan who had been placed on an international wanted list on fraud charges (part 3 of Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan) was detained. According to the press service of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan, he has been handed over to the judicial authorities of the republic; the search for other persons involved continues.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to the Credit Information Analytical Center, as of October 1, 2026, 2,841,475 people had used the 'Credit Ban' service — over three months their number grew by 10.4%. The service, launched on June 6, allows one to free of charge prohibit the conclusion of loan agreements in one's name without the citizen's knowledge and protects against fraud.
Dilnoza RahimovaThe US Department of Justice has charged 28 foreign nationals residing in California with election-related crimes: falsely claiming US citizenship on voter registration forms and, in many cases, voting. All defendants are green card holders. 11 people were arrested as part of the 'Protect the Vote' operation. The charges remain allegations, and the presumption of innocence applies.
Otabek YusupovTurkey's Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced that US citizen Richard James Schulter has been detained in Istanbul. He was wanted via an Interpol red notice on suspicion of crypto-asset fraud amounting to $1 billion in the US and Finland. Also detained were his wife and three bodyguards; searches resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars, crypto wallets, electronics, and weapons.
Otabek YusupovAustralian startup Apate.ai, spun out of research at Macquarie University, uses thousands of AI agents that pose as victims and engage scammers in conversations to gather data on fraud schemes for banks, telecoms and government agencies.
Sardor QodirovThe State Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan reported the dismantling in Tashkent of a criminal group that set up a fake call center with GSM gateways. The fraudsters called citizens posing as bank employees, extracted personal data, stole money from cards, and took out online loans in victims' names. Total damage — $8 million, funneled abroad in cryptocurrency through a front company. Among those detained was an employee of the cybersecurity department of a major bank.
Aziz KarimovIn the Kasansay district of the Namangan region, a man was detained who promised to arrange low-interest loans via Telegram and received more than 250 million sums from citizens. He created a fake 'Microcredit' page in the messenger, asked users to transfer money to bank cards in advance, and then stopped responding. The suspect had previously been convicted of fraud. A criminal case has been opened under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan; investigative actions continue.
Aziz KarimovUzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported 17,483 cybercrimes solved this year, with damages of over 209.9 billion soums returned to more than 19,000 citizens. Over nine months, the joint MIA and Central Bank system prevented the illegal withdrawal of 77.3 billion soums and blocked 43,001 bank cards linked to criminal activity. Authorities also shut down over 38,000 phishing programs, protecting more than 668,000 citizens. However, the ministry acknowledged that current measures are not yet sufficiently effective, criticizing cybersecurity work in Tashkent and several regions.
Aziz KarimovIn Tashkent, a man born in 1970 was detained for fraud. He promised to arrange documents for developing four hectares out of nine hectares of a non-residential facility in the Bostanlyk district, claiming he could resolve the issue through acquaintances among officials of the Cadastre Agency. He demanded $100,000 first and then another $740,000, totaling $840,000. He was detained in the Yunusabad district while receiving the first $100,000. A criminal case was opened under Part 4 of Article 168 (fraud), as well as Part 3 of Article 28 and Part 3 of Article 211 (bribe-giving).
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