Prosecutor’s Office investigating transnational call centre fraud at several locations in Tbilisi

The state body noted it “intensively” continued to fight against the transnational crime together with law enforcement agencies of European partner countries, in order to expose involved individuals and organisers of the crimes. Photo via Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia

Agenda.ge, 01 Feb 2024 - 19:47, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia on Thursday said it was carrying out investigative and procedural actions at several locations in the capital city of Tbilisi as part of the international investigation against transnational crime involving fraudulent call centre services.

The state body noted it “intensively” continued to fight against the transnational crime together with law enforcement agencies of European partner countries, in order to expose involved individuals and organisers of the crimes.

The Prosecutor’s Office has carried out several investigative activities, including “large-scale operations” in dozens of locations on the territory of Georgia in October 2021 and November 2022, seizing hundreds of electronic information carriers, documents and a “large amount” of money after the searches of the residential houses and workplaces of individuals involved in the crime.

The Office also took special measures against fraudulent online platforms and persons involved in alleged crimes, as a result of which a criminal group was identified, whose actions caused €89 million of damage to 33,000 citizens of various European countries in March 2023.