Samarkand citizen loses home in scam for US work visa

In Samarkand’s Payariq district, two individuals took possession of a citizen's home after falsely promising to secure him work in the United States. Similar scams occurred in two other regions, involving fraudulent promises of overseas employment. This information was released by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.

An investigation by the Payariq district department revealed that citizens S.Sh., previously convicted, and D.E. colluded to deceive citizen Kh.A. They convinced him they had invested $18,000 to secure his U.S. employment and then fraudulently registered his house, located in the "Takhirshaikh" neighborhood, in their own names.

A similar investigation in the Gallaorol district found that M.I., with a prior record of fraud and other crimes, had also deceived citizen O.P., taking $12,600 in exchange for a false promise of work in Korea.

Additionally, in a coordinated operation on Birshangan Street in Yashnabad district, citizens M.O. and D.A. were apprehended with physical evidence while accepting cash from T.B., whom they had promised overseas employment.

Criminal cases have been opened under Article 168 (fraud) of the Criminal Code, and investigations are ongoing.

Earlier reports noted that similar scams were uncovered in Tashkent and Samarkand, where individuals had promised overseas work opportunities in exchange for payments.