A network of accomplices of criminal foreign call centers has been identified in Belarus: 38 people involved in the scheme are known

A network of accomplices of criminal foreign call centers was identified by Belarusian law enforcement officers. Among the detainees are minors. This is reported in the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, writes sb.by.

Five people were detained in various regions of the country, including three minors. The operation was carried out by employees of the 10th management (for the Minsk region) of the GUBOPiK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the power support of the fighters of the SPBT "Diamond", special units "Lynx" and "Granit" of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As it was established, the defendants assisted Ukrainian call centers, engaged in fraud, as well as theft of funds by modifying computer information. “The detainees established and administered telegram communities. Their participants, the so-called drops, provided subscriber numbers of Russian mobile operators. Then they were sent to Ukraine to register accounts in messengers, fraudulent calls, phishing mailings. In total, more than 2.5 thousand numbers were transferred, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

According to the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Goreglyad, 38 persons involved in the criminal scheme and aware of it were identified. Searches were conducted at their places of residence.

A criminal case has been opened for the theft of property by modifying computer information committed by an organized group. The defendants face up to 12 years in prison. Criminal liability under this article comes from the age of 14, recalled in the Department.

“Interest in the lives of your children, pay attention to their behavior, hobbies and emerging income and do not allow to involve in criminal activities,” the law enforcement officers recommended to parents.