Last week, law enforcement agencies announced the dismantling of an alleged gang specialising in cryptocurrency fraud. The victims were reportedly elderly people from abroad who were persuaded to invest money on bogus platforms.
As a result of searches carried out at a call centre in Chișinău, nine people aged between 22 and 43 were detained. The alleged leader of the group is believed to be among them.
According to the investigation, the suspects presented themselves as financial experts and promised the victims quick and easy profits. They then allegedly persuaded them to transfer money to bogus cryptocurrency investment platforms.
To prevent information about the call centre’s activities from being disclosed, employees working there were allegedly subjected to various forms of pressure, including polygraph tests.
Most of the suspects are from Moldova. However, there are also citizens of Ukraine and Romania among them.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
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