Fraud cases related to shipments to Canada and Korea have been identified.
The suspects fraudulently obtained thousands of US dollars from citizens by promising to send them to work and study.
In Uzbekistan, cases of fraud by several individuals who promised to send citizens to South Korea for work and study, as well as to process visas and documents, have been exposed.
During a pre-investigation check conducted by the Department under the Prosecutor General's Office for the Tashkent region, it was established that a previously convicted citizen, M.A., promised to send two citizens to South Korea for work and fraudulently obtained $12,000 USD from them.
Additionally, during an inspection by the Department's Quvasoy city branch, it was revealed that citizen D.R. promised to enroll one citizen in a higher education institution in South Korea and obtain a visa, thereby obtaining $11,000 USD. It was documented that $200 USD of this amount was returned through procedural means.
In another instance, during an inspection by the Department's Pakhtaobod district branch, it was found that a previously convicted citizen, X.M., promised to prepare documents for two citizens to travel to Canada and South Korea and fraudulently obtained a total of $4,945 USD.
Criminal cases have been initiated under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code regarding these incidents, and investigative actions are ongoing.
