The Prosecutor’s Office of Masty District has referred to court a criminal case against a 32-year-old resident of Pinsk accused of fraud committed by an organised group on an especially large scale.
As the Prosecutor General’s Office said, the man had been working as a courier in a phone scam operation since April 2026. Other unidentified members of the group posed as officials from state authorities over the phone and persuaded victims to hand over money for supposed mandatory “declaration” and safekeeping.
The defendant met victims in person, introduced himself as an employee of the National Bank and collected their cash.
Four people fell victim to the scheme, handing over a total of more than 163,000 Belarusian roubles.
According to prosecutors, the defendant’s criminal activity lasted only six days. He was identified using the city’s CCTV camera system and subsequently detained.
The case was investigated by the Masty District Department of the Investigative Committee. The man has been charged under Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code (“Fraud committed by an organised group on an especially large scale”). He will remain in custody pending trial.
