Romanian Prosecutors Indict 80 People In Internet Fraud Case

Romanian prosecutors with the Department for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism indicted 80 people on charges of fraud and money laundering in the case targeting Internet auction fraud.

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Prosecutors Indict 80 People In Internet Fraud Case

The culprits managed to swindle many people who transferred money via Western Union and MoneyGram for the goods they purchase via Internet auction fraud.

Gendarmes and police officers fighting organized crime in Bucharest, Timisoara, Oradea, Vaslui and Caras-Severin conducted 41 home checkups and seized 19 laptops, five PCs, 11 Hard Disks, 4 Modems, two Routers, 744 CDs, 109 DVDs, 13 bank cards, 73 mobile phones, two non-lethal pistols, as well as 26,568 lei (EUR1-RON3.5909), EUR15,495 and GBP 840.

In 2007, Gheorghe Marius Ivan and Ion Andrei set up two criminal groups involved in Internet auction fraud via fake “escrow" websites and credit card data belonging to other people, which brought them a lot of money via Western Union and MoneyGram from people all over the world.

The culprits cashed the money using fake IDs.

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