Abdulla Abatsiyev, a former player of the Azerbaijan national football team, has been arrested in Moscow, APA's Russian bureau reports.
Abatsiyev is accused of committing large-scale fraud.
It has been revealed that scammers pretending to be employees of "Mosenergosbyt" and the Federal Security Service (FSB) defrauded a pensioner into handing over 14 million rubles.
It is believed that Abatsiyev was the one who received the money as the courier.
If found guilty, the former footballer could face up to 10 years in prison.