In Crimea, police stopped fraudulent activities in real estate

According to preliminary information, from 2021 to 2023, scammers were looking for residential premises and land plots in Feodosia and Simferopol that had not been used for a long time. Then, with the help of forged documents, they drew up purchase and sale agreements and illegally acquired ownership of the real estate. The total damage from illegal activities exceeded 30 million rubles.

As a result of operational search activities, the police, with the force support of the National Guard, detained two suspects. During the search, computer storage media, mobile phones, documents and other items of evidentiary value were confiscated from them. In order to compensate for the damage caused, the property of the detainees was seized.

In addition, investigators found out that one of the defendants may also be involved in the theft. According to investigators, he learned from a friend that he had a large sum in his bank account. After the man’s death, the attacker took possession of his phone, gained access to the bank’s mobile application, from where he transferred more than 930 thousand rubles to his account.

An investigator of the Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea initiated criminal cases based on crimes under Articles 158 and 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation— said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk.

Currently, police officers are carrying out activities aimed at identifying all participants in illegal activities.

source: press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea