Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Moscow City…
Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Moscow City Department of Internal Affairs, together with colleagues from the Moscow City Main Directorate and the Federal Security Service of Russia for Moscow and the Moscow region, have disrupted the activities of a communication node used for fraudulent calls.
Consensus
- A telecommunications node used for fraudulent calls was dismantled in northeastern Moscow.
- The operation involved two 18-year-old suspects who were arrested.
- The suspects had been operating for eight months, moving equipment daily to avoid detection.
- Three SIM-boxes, GSM gateways, and other equipment were seized during searches.
- A criminal case was opened against the suspects under the article on illegal use of subscriber terminals for traffic routing.
- The suspects were placed in pre-trial detention (SIZO).
- The operation was carried out by police and FSB personnel in coordination.
Points of divergence
- The suspect who rented apartments was paid a monetary reward and acted under the direction of supervisors. — vm
- A foreigner was previously arrested in Moscow for installing eight SIM-boxes in rental apartments, with over 500 SIM cards and mobile phones found. — vm
- The investigation revealed that over 500,000 SIM cards and more than 500 SIM-boxes were seized nationwide since the beginning of the year, used in fraud schemes. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Phone scam operators' communication node eliminated in north-east Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Operation of a node for fraudulent calls has been stopped in the northeast of Moscow — Москва 24