Guinean, Tanzian nationals swindle large sums in Armenia

15:59 – 19.11.11

The General Prosecutor’s Office and the National Security Service have
launched a criminal proceeding against Guinean and Tanzanian nationals
who are accused of swindling a large sum and legitimizing illegally
obtained income in Armenia.

A probe into materials furnished by the Organized Crime Prevention
Department revealed that a certain A K from Guinea had concluded an
illegal air tickets sales deal with the Guinean citizen R. They had
reportedly swindled money from people by offering tickets at cheap
prices and making payments from others’ personal accounts, by using
fake credit cards.

The probe further revealed that after a successful completion of
similar bargains in Tanzania, A Q decided to continue her activities
in Armenia. Her efforts to search and clients appeared successful. In
October-November 2011, she cheated three Armenian citizens into buying
tickets for the Yerevan-Moscow and Yerevan-Moscow-Sochi flights. After
getting the price for the tickets, she swindled the entire money.

To conceal the deal, A Q e-mailed the clients’ passport data to R. She
subsequently used fake credit cards to pay for the tickets from the
personal accounts of people whose identity is yet to be clarified. As
a result, A K and R swindled and legalized a huge sum.

A criminal case has been instituted under Articles 178.1 (swindling)
and 190.2 (2) (Legitimizing Illegally Obtained Income) of Armenia’s
Criminal Code.

The National Security Service will conduct the further inquest.

Tert.am

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress