A 61-year-old man from Yevlakh says he was shocked to learn that an account containing nearly 1 million manats (≈ $590,000 USD) had been opened in his name without his knowledge.
Zahid Guseynov, who earns his living selling lemons for just 50 qepiks (about $0.30) each, told KhazarTV, that several months ago he received a call from Dashkasan District police.
Officers accused him of allegedly misappropriating money from an elderly woman’s bank card through cyber fraud.
Days later, Guseynov was detained in the capital and taken to the Dashkasan District Police Department. Afterward, he says he visited multiple banks to check whether any account was registered under his name, but none confirmed it.
It was eventually discovered that the account was created through an electronic wallet platform, not via a traditional bank.
“I don’t know how this happened,” Guseynov said. “If the money belongs to someone else, I am ready to return it to its rightful owners.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed that an investigation is under way following the man’s complaint.
