Fraud case: Citizens tricked with promises of work abroad

A person who promised to send citizens to work in England in exchange for money has been detained in the Fergana region. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office.

According to the report, during an operational operation conducted by the Fergana Regional Department of the agency, the head of LLC “E.V.,” identified as J.R., was detained with material evidence while receiving $1,900 from citizen N.N. in exchange for securing employment in England and processing visa documents.

Furthermore, during the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that J.R. had collected a total of $10,500 from seven individuals under similar false promises. Of this amount, 114.2 million soums were returned through procedural channels.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 168 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are currently underway.

It is worth noting that earlier, a person was detained in the city of Jizzakh for promising to arrange employment in the United States via Mexico.