MOSCOW, January 15 Police detained scammers who stole baby food worth 100 million rubles from a large retail chain in Moscow and resold it through their own channels, a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs told reporters RF Irina Volk.
«»It was previously established that an employee of the head office of a large retail chain ordered retailer gift cards from a partner company. Then, using her official position, she activated them and programmatically increased the balance by significant amounts. At the same time, she did not put money on the cards deposited. Then two accomplices used these cards to pay for baby formula in the company’s stores, after which they sold it through their own channels,” Volk said.
According to her, the damage to the company exceeded 100 million rubles. Police detained an employee of the retail chain and two alleged accomplices.
Criminal cases of fraud on an especially large scale (part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) have been initiated, which have been combined into one proceeding.
The defendants have been charged and are under recognizance not to leave.