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Russian citizen arrested in Belgrade after posing as doctor and defrauding victims of €60,000
🇷🇸 Serbia /Crime & Justice

Russian citizen arrested in Belgrade after posing as doctor and defrauding victims of €60,000

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement Under investigation
  • Serbian police arrested Russian citizen E.L., 23, in Belgrade on suspicion of defrauding several people of €60,000.
  • Police allege that he and unidentified accomplices posed as doctors and falsely claimed relatives needed urgent surgery after traffic accidents.
  • E.L. faces up to 48 hours in detention before being taken to a prosecutor, while the investigation continues.

A 23-year-old Russian citizen allegedly used a doctor’s identity and urgent medical emergencies to extract €60,000 from people in Belgrade, according to Serbia’s Interior Ministry.

Police identified the suspect as E.L. They allege that, between August and September, he worked with several unidentified people who called residents and claimed that one of their family members needed immediate surgery after being injured in a traffic accident.

The callers then allegedly requested and collected money, receiving a total of €60,000. Police arrested E.L. in Belgrade and placed him in custody for up to 48 hours.

He will be brought before a prosecutor on a fraud charge. The Interior Ministry said police were continuing to investigate the case.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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