Nearly 100 people are suspected of involvement in a scam and money laundering scheme worth around 20 million lei. The perpetrators embezzled the money through investment trading platforms. Investigating officers, with the support of masked officers from the BPDS "Lightning", raided two call centers in Chisinau, from where potential investors were contacted by members of the criminal group, IPN reports.
Officers of the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of INI announce the apprehension of two suspects.
The scams were carried out in countries such as Romania, Italy and Turkey. The fraudsters used manipulative techniques to persuade victims to invest funds in various currencies. The preliminary damage established exceeds 20 million lei.
