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A 25-year-old taxi driver was detained on suspicion of fraud after a Minsk company that sells used cars discovered a shortfall of about 180,000 rubles.
Officers from the Frunzenski District Department of Internal Affairs in Minsk established that the man had previously been involved in reselling cars and knew how the process worked. In addition, an acquaintance of his worked for the company and told him about its car sales procedures.
The suspect entered into contracts to purchase used cars on behalf of his former clients, using copies of their documents. After an invoice was issued, he transferred only part of the amount and then used a graphics editor to alter the receipt, showing the full price of the car. He presented the fake receipt to company employees and took the vehicle.
In this way, he obtained 12 cars, which he then resold through an online marketplace. When posting the ads, he used SIM cards that he later destroyed.
According to the detainee, he spent the money from the car sales on repaying debts and buying new cars.
A criminal case has been opened on charges of large-scale fraud, the Minsk City Executive Committee’s Main Department of Internal Affairs reported.