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Interior Ministry makes announcement about illegal actions in the telecommunication networks

13 April 2009 16:02 (UTC +04:00)

Bakuâ€“APA. â€œIllegal actions by using of telecommunication networks were intensified recently. One of the methods for misappropriating of the otherâ€™s property, swindling, is the placing of false information on Internet about various e-dealsâ€, said Azerbaijan Interior Ministry in its announcement about the issue, press service of the Interior Ministry told APA. Most of the announcements on sale of expensive cars, household appliances, employment and education are placed on Internet by foreigners. â€œThe most widespread e-swindling relates to the lottery, prize fund and etc, where they demand naÃ¯ve people to transfer money to the certain bank accounts for getting the prizes. Unfortunately, citizens of our republic also become the victims of cyber crimes. They transfer large amount of money to the criminalsâ€™ accounts, not checking their services comprehensively and only after that when they realize that they were seduced they are appealing the official state organizations for helpâ€.
Azerbaijani citizen Akif Aliyev told the Inetrior Ministry that in 2007, he saw announcement on Internet-sale of 2004-produced Range Rover owned by Portuguese Antonio Pedro and transferred the demanded money â€“ $14 000 to the bank account of sellers, but he had no news about the car or his money so far.
â€œIn 2008 Javid Abdullayev got an e-mail from a lawyer from London called Karlos Sandos saying that he won 250,000 pounds in Microsoft Company. Abdullayev also received a guarantee letter saying that the money would be transferred to his account from a London bank, he transferred $5845 to the account of the lawyer, but received no information about the winning later.â€
In April-May, 2008, resident of Mushfigabad settlement of Baku Babek Ismayilov transferred $4000 to the related bank account after receiving an e-mail by an Australia-based company saying that he won a lottery. The National Central Bureau of Interpol investigated the suffererâ€™s appeal and found out that there was no such a company in Australia, it was an internet swindling.
$1200 transferred by Nizami Alamshahov for buying a computer and $370 transferred by Khatira Khakida for a mobile phone was also misappropriated by swindlers.
â€œInvestigations show that hundreds of citizens became victims of similar crimes.â€
Interior Ministry calls on people to be vigilant, not to believe such tempting offers. Interior Ministry notes that all legal measures should be taken, before closing e-deals. In accordance with the Law of Azerbaijani Republic, the name, registration, organizational, legal form, address of the legal entity offering sale, service or a business, the name, surname, address, contact information, Taxpayers Identification Number of an individual should be checked, no money should be transferred in case of any suspicions.