Group siphoning money from foreigners` accounts seized
Azerbaijan`s National Security Ministry has detained a criminal group which was siphoning money from the bank accounts of foreign nationals over the Internet.
The ministry said in a statement that the four Azerbaijani citizens hacked into the bank accounts and withdrew large amounts of money in 2008-2011. They transferred the money to the bank accounts of numerous stores and companies based in Baku and purchased domestic appliances, cellular phones and other expensive goods for their further sale.
In 2011 alone, the group stole over $39,000 from foreign citizens` bank accounts, according to the statement.
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