This is reported by the media with reference to the Cybersecurity Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

According to the information received, the fraudulent scheme began to unfold two months ago. A group of attackers from Nigeria contacted the victim through one of the social networks. Posing as lawyers, they informed the woman about the death of a wealthy businessman in Africa and suggested that she might be a distant relative of his. It was about an inheritance in the amount of 3 billion US dollars.

A gullible resident of Tashkent believed the promises of the scammers. At their request, she sent them a sample of her blood for a DNA test, paying its cost in the amount of 1 thousand US dollars. After a while, the woman received a "confirmation" of her relationship with the deceased billionaire.

After that, the attackers began to implement the final part of their scheme. Under the pretext of registration of inheritance rights, they convinced a resident of Tashkent to sell her property. The victim gradually transferred the proceeds from the sale of the house of 90 thousand US dollars to the accounts of fraudsters. The woman was sure that she would soon become the owner of a multimillion-dollar fortune, and current expenses were only a small part of future wealth.

According to Umidjon Khamrakulov, an employee of the Cybersecurity Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, law enforcement officers have been investigating this case for some time. It was established that the money was first transferred to Turkey, and then distributed to several European countries. At the moment, the funds are located in five to six countries, which makes it much more difficult to return them.

Umidjon Khamrakulov also noted that such crimes are usually committed by organized criminal groups. The investigation of this case is ongoing.