The key facts

  • A resident of Kasansay promised low-interest loans via Telegram and received more than 250 million sums from citizens.
  • He created a fake 'Microcredit' page and asked for advance transfers to bank cards, after which he stopped responding.
  • A criminal case has been opened under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (fraud).

In the Kasansay district of the Namangan region, a man was detained who promised to arrange low-interest loans via Telegram and received more than 250 million sums from citizens.

This was reported by the regional department of internal affairs.

According to the department, the suspect created a fake page called 'Microcredit' in the messenger and offered users to take out a loan. For this, he asked them to transfer money to bank cards in advance. After receiving the transfers, no loans were issued, and the man stopped responding.

The suspect had previously been convicted of fraud. According to him, he spent the money received on personal needs, and committed the repeated crime due to difficult family circumstances.

A criminal case has been opened against the man under subparagraphs 'b' and 'v' of part three of Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (fraud). Investigative actions continue.