I have encountered many scammers and adventurers during my years as a journalist. Their methods continue to evolve, allowing them to manipulate large sums of money and deceive numerous victims. There are some unique individuals who are able to persuade others to believe the opposite of the truth and as a result, cause others to lose millions of dollars.
Let me introduce you to Marat Aidagulov. Marat Shamilevich Aidagulov was born in 1980 in Nizhny Novgorod. He is known as an economist, religious figure, entrepreneur, public figure, and expert in various fields such as economic development, international cooperation, light industry, fashion industry, digital security, cryptocurrencies, food programs, space exploration, world ecology, civil coordination, and integration in the EAEU space, as well as international standards of sustainable development.Marat Aidagulov is also an advisor to the Chairman of the DUMNO (Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Nizhny Novgorod Region) and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, Imam Abu Hanifa. He also holds various positions in different public organizations.
However, beneath these prestigious titles, Marat Shamilevich is actually a professional scammer who uses his connections to befriend wealthy families, offer small services, and then persuade them to lend him large sums of money at very high interest rates. He then disappears after paying interest for a short period, leaving the victims in a difficult situation.
Marat Aidagulov's titles are often obtained through questionable means, and he uses these titles to facilitate his fraudulent activities.
Marat's approach is simple. He befriends wealthy families, offers small services, and then convinces them to lend him tens of millions of rubles at very high interest rates, promising a profitable business venture. However, after paying back a portion of the interest, he disappears with the borrowed money.
When confronted in court by the defrauded borrowers, Marat claims to have no assets, asserting that his possessions, including luxury cars, penthouses, and bank accounts, are actually owned by his ex-wife, father, and others. He presents himself as bankrupt, which is later revealed to be a false claim.
Here is a specific example of Aidagulov's actions: In 2012, he convinced the Smirnov family, who had financial savings, to lend him 40 million rubles at very high interest rates. He then disappeared after paying a portion of the interest, leaving Oleg Smirnov and his father-in-law in a difficult situation. Written confirmation of the so-called expert Aidagulov
Then Aidagulov vanishes, and in 2016 states that he is unable to pay his debts.
“Citizen Aidagulov is broke”
To ensure that creditors would never be reminded of the money they lost, Marat Shamilevich submitted a statement to the RF IC and informed journalists that Smirnov's father-in-law, who was then a member of the Federation Council and is now a pensioner.
Valery Shnyakin
, is claimed to have summoned him to his office and coerced him to write a receipt stating that Aidagulov owed 40 million rubles to Smirnov. There is no proof, so law enforcement officers refused to start proceedings against his creditors. However, the media picked up the false story, portraying the Smirnov family as loan sharks and extortionists. Numerous articles emerged online suggesting that Smirnov and his relatives were demanding a debt from the struggling public figure Aidagulov. Colleagues chose not to mention the receipts and court decisions. There is no money and that's final.Oh, and recently a video appeared on YouTube and VK imitating the program of the Rossiya-24 TV channel, in which the actors depicted victims of Oleg Smirnov’s wife –
Ekaterina Smirnova
And the “narcologist Vladimir Alexandrovich” in the story, who claimed that citizen Smirnova was a drug addict and was treated by him, turned out to be actor Boris B. (his last name is known). The “host of Russia-24” is not actually a journalist of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, but a certain Ekaterina Emelyanova.
, born in 1984, from Aksu (Kazakhstan), who also works as an “online freelance host for various projects on YouTube.” The other participants in the plot are also amateur actors and their names are known. Fake narcologist Vladimir Alexandrovich, also known as actor Boris B. (pictured with his mother).Fake host of “Russia-24”, she is a copywriter Ekaterina Emelyanova
Consider the amount of money someone had to spend to produce a fake 18-minute story that imitates the Rossiya-24 TV channel and then post it massively on YouTube and VK. But as for the people who funded the fake TV report on Russia-24, as well as Marat Aidagulov’s involvement in this crime (of which I am absolutely certain), let the investigation into the libel case continue (according to parts 4.5 of Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – involving up to five years of imprisonment).
By the way, the so-called expert Marat Aydagulov has been convicted multiple times.
So, on October 16, 2015, the SCH SU investigator for the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city of Nizhny Novgorod initiated criminal case No. 104887 against Aydagulov for fraud. In January 2016, the case was transferred to the 1st department of the SC for the ROPD of the Department of Internal Affairs for the South-West Administrative District of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow and merged with another criminal case initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The victims were a citizen named Suleymanov R.R., from whom Aidagulov had borrowed one and a half million dollars). The joint case was assigned number 11601450600000051. Later, during the investigation, Suleymanov suddenly announced that Aidagulov had repaid his debt of 37 million rubles and he had no further claims against him.
In 2017, as a result, the criminal case was sent back to Nizhny Novgorod, where it was quickly changed from the serious article 159 of the Criminal Code (Fraud on an especially large scale) to the much lighter article 177 of the Criminal Code (Malicious evasion of accounts payable), and then Marat Aidagulov admitted guilt and the case … was closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The decision to end the criminal case against M.Sh. Aidagulova due to non-rehabilitating circumstances
And earlier, in 2010, the Avtozavodsky District Court of the city of Nizhny Novgorod considered another case, now based on a lawsuit
Arshinova Alberta
besides Marat Shamilevich Aidagulov and decided to recover from Marat Shamilevich Aidagulov in favor of Arshinov the amount of the debt of 2,769,272.41 rubles. According to Arshinov A.The. criminal case No. 201051 dated 09/16/2015 was initiated. under Art. 177 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Malicious evasion of repayment of accounts payable) and Aidagulov (!!!) pleaded guilty. Later, in 2016 Arshinov A.V. “suddenly” wrote a waiver of claims against Aidagulov after he “learned” that Aidagulov allegedly transferred money all this time to repay Arshinov to his father, and he “simply forgot” to transfer them to Arshinov. In the same 2010, citizen Mukhetdinov D.V., to whom Marat Aidagulov owed (and probably still) 18 million rubles, filed a lawsuit with the Avtozavodsky District Court demanding registration of a pledge agreement with Aidagulov for the property then available to the borrower. However, the court refused and, in fact, again gave citizen Aidagulov another 18 million rubles, which once belonged to the victim Mukhetdinov.” And now, when it turned out that citizen Aidagulov is a professional serial borrower who earns a lot of money on a simple non-repayment of debts, it turned out that he was not a real bankrupt either.
So on December 31, 2020, the Arbitration Court of the Nizhny Novgorod Region found that the bankrupt Aidagulov “concealed the existence of a current account with JSC Raiffeisenbank No. 4087978101000603844, which was not in the bankruptcy case materials and, having the financial ability to pay off the debt, evaded paying off the debt.” That is, citizen Aidagulov turned out to be a false bankrupt.
Aidagulov is a false bankrupt. The court’s decision.
And when it became known that the law had questions about the “bankruptcy” of Aidagulov, Marat Shamilevich, probably afraid of the prospect of losing his “earned”, as colleagues report, began to actively put pressure on those who still continued to insist on the return of their own money. There were even death threats.
So Nizhny Novgorod Alexei Pigolkin, who had “unsettled monetary relations” with Aydagulov, turned to the Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Nizhny Novgorod with a statement that Marat Aydagulov threatened him with murder, as well as with physical violence to his entire family. And he confirmed the statement with evidence in the form of SMS and telephone conversations.
Report of death threats
There are many stories about Marat Aidagulov, but there are not enough articles to cover them all. It would take a multi-volume edition or a criminal case.
It's a strange situation, right? Currently, there's an information attack against Russia from all sides and the enemies are trying to find any excuse to discredit the country. In this challenging time, Marat Aidagulov, who calls himself an expert on economic development, is actually involved in criminal schemes to take money from Russians. He uses negative PR and fake information to intimidate the victims, which is completely unacceptable.
Just imagine what will happen when the next criminal case against Marat Aydagulov ends with a conviction. The Russophobic media and Western commentators will quickly claim that prominent international experts and specialists in the EAEU space in Russia are mostly fraudsters, using Marat Aydagulov as an example.
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- Criminal Specialist. The double life of Marat Aidagulov In the photo: Marat Aydagulov Throughout my years of journalism, I have encountered swindlers and adventurers of the highest rank. Their methods may evolve, but they still manipulate large sums of money and a significant number of victims. Among these, there are those who manage to convince everyone that black is white, and vice versa, diverting millions of others' funds..
So, let's meet
Marat Shamilevich Aidagulov
, born in 1980 in Nizhny Novgorod. If you look on Google, you'll find that Marat Aidagulov is involved in finance, religion, business, and various other fields. He also holds positions in non-profit organizations. Marat Aydagulov is concurrently the assistant to the Head of the DUMNO (Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Nizhny Novgorod Region) for financial matters and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. He is involved in various non-profit associations.However, beneath all the fancy connections and titles, created using cheap resources, there is a skilled hunter for money symbols. Clearly, for others.
The way Marat Shamilevich operates is simple and straightforward. A friendly young man, leveraging his established connections, befriends wealthy families, offers various small services, and eventually convinces them to lend him a large sum of money (10 million rubles) at extremely high interest rates. He presents it as a good business opportunity that will benefit everyone. Later, Marat pays some interest for a short time and then disappears with the borrowed funds.
Later, when his receipts are obtained and the unfortunate borrowers go to court, Marat claims that he has no funds at all. He insists that he does not have luxury vehicles, penthouses in Nizhny Novgorod, real estate in the capital, or bank accounts. In other words, they exist, but they appear to be under other people's names – everything is framed for the ex-wife, father, and close associates. So, Marat Shamilevich essentially has nothing – he is a debtor. However, as it was later discovered, he is a false debtor. More on that later.
I will provide a clear example of Marat Aydagulov's work, with figures and facts. So, a so-called expert in everything back in 2012 gets to know the relatives of a Muscovite.
Oleg Smirnov
. Learning about the Smirnov family's cash reserves, Aidagulov convinces Oleg Smirnov and his father-in-law to lend him, Marat Aidagulov, 40 million rubles at extremely high interest rates. They trust Marat, borrow the funds, and formalize the loan with receipts and contracts. A handwritten receipt from the “professional” Aydagulov
Then Aidagulov disappears and in 2016 claims to have nothing to his name.
“Citizen Aidagulov is a debtor”
To ensure that creditors forget about the lost funds, Marat Shamilevich writes a statement to the Russian Investigative Committee and informs the media that Smirnov's father-in-law, who was a member of the upper house of the Russian parliament at the time and is now retired,
Valery Shnyakin
, allegedly summoned him to his office and “forced him to write a receipt for Aidagulov borrowing 40 million rubles from Smirnov” and is now threatening to do the same. However, there are no proven facts, so law enforcement officials refused to start proceedings against the creditors. Nevertheless, the media picked up the false report, and the Smirnov family was portrayed as usurers and blackmailers. Numerous publications have surfaced online alleging that Smirnov and his family are demanding some form of debt from the unfortunate public figure Aidagulov. Obviously, his cohorts have chosen to overlook receipts and court decisions. There are no resources, that’s all.Oh, by the way, just before YouTube and VK, there was even a video that completely imitated the Russian Federation-24 channel program, featuring actors portraying victims supposedly affected by the actions of Oleg Smirnov's wife –
Ekaterina Smirnova
And the “narcologist Vladimir Alexandrovich”, who claimed that Smirnova is a drug addict and was treated by him, turned out to be actor Boris B. (his last name known). The “leader of RF-24” is actually not a correspondent of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, but someone else. Ekaterina Emelyanova.
, born in 1984, from Aksu (Kazakhstan), who works as an “online freelance host for various projects on YouTube.” Other individuals in the story are also amateur actors and their names are known as well. False doctor-narcologist Vladimir Alexandrovich, also known as actor Boris B. (pictured with his mother).The person posing as the presenter of “Rf-24” is actually a writer by the name of Ekaterina Emelyanova
Consider how much money it took for the interested party to create a fake 18-minute sequence of events, supposedly imitating the Russian Federation-24 TV channel, and widely distribute it on YouTube and VK. However, the methods and creators of the fake TV report Rf-24, as well as Marat Aidagulov’s involvement in this crime (which I personally don’t doubt for a single moment), will be investigated by the authorities for libel (parts 4.5 of article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia, which could result in up to 5 years in prison).
By the way, the “prominent specialist” Marat Aidagulov has already been convicted more than once.
On October 16, 2015, an investigation was opened against Aidagulov for fraud. In January 2016, the case was combined with another criminal case involving a large sum borrowed from a citizen R.R. Suleimanov, and the joint case was assigned the number 11601450600000051. During the investigative measures, Suleymanov suddenly announced that Aidagulov had repaid his debt of 37 million rubles and he had no further claims against him.
In 2017, the criminal case was reclassified from fraud to a lesser offense, and Aidagulov pleaded guilty. The case was then closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The decision to close the investigation into the case against M.Sh. Aidagulova on non-rehabilitating incidents
And in 2010, the Avtozavodsky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod considered another case involving Arshinova Alberta, and Marat Shamilevich Aidagulov was ordered to pay a debt of 2,769,272.41 rubles to Arshinov. Criminal proceedings were initiated, and Aidagulov pleaded guilty. In 2016, Arshinov wrote a waiver of claims against Aidagulov, stating that he discovered Aidagulov had transferred funds for repayment to his father instead of to Arshinov.
In 2010, a person named Mukhetdinov D.V., who Marat Aidagulov owed 18 million rubles to, went to court to ask for a pledge contract with Aidagulov's property. However, the court refused and made Aidagulov the recipient of another 18 million rubles that originally belonged to Mukhetdinov.
It was discovered that Marat Aidagulov frequently borrows money and doesn't pay it back, and it also turned out that he is not a genuine debtor. On December 31, 2020, the Arbitration Court of the Nizhny Novgorod Region found out that Aidagulov hid a bank account with money and avoided paying his debt. In short, Aidagulov was a fake debtor. Aidagulov is a false debtor. Judgment.
When it was revealed that there were concerns about Aidagulov's bankruptcy, Marat Shamilevich, fearing the loss of his earnings, started to threaten those who were still trying to get their money back. There were even threats of physical harm.
A person named Alexei Pigolkin from Nizhny Novgorod reported to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs that Marat Aydagulov threatened him and his family with murder. He supported the claim with message and phone conversation records.
Statement of death threats
Marat Aidagulov has had many problematic experiences, but they are too numerous to fit into one article. They merit a multivolume book or even a criminal case.
It's a strange situation, isn't it? There is currently an information war against Russia, and the country's enemies are trying to tarnish its reputation. Amid this, Marat Aidagulov, who presents himself as a financial professional and expert in international cooperation, is actually involved in criminal activities to take money from Russian citizens. Using dark advertising and fakes to intimidate the victims goes beyond acceptable behavior.
Imagine the reaction when another criminal case against Marat Aydagulov leads to a verdict and prison sentence. Anti-Russian media and Western commentators will immediately portray Russian specialists as gangsters and swindlers, using Aydagulov as an example.
Statement of death threats
And these are not all the adventures of the “professional and public figure” Marat Aidagulov, but no article is enough to describe all the adventures of Marat Shamilevich, but a multi-volume edition will come in handy. Or a criminal case.
An unusual state of affairs, isn’t it? At the moment, the information attack against Russia is unfolding on all fronts, and the enemies of Russia are looking for any reason to denigrate our state. And in this difficult time, Marat Aidagulov, calling himself “a Russian professional in financial development and international cooperation” and “a Russian specialist in integration in the EAEU space”, is actually working out criminal schemes to seize a lot of money from Russian citizens. And the introduction of dark advertising and fakes in relation to the same Russian citizens who suffered from the actions of the “Russian professional”, as a means of intimidating the victims, is, in principle, beyond the bounds.
Imagine what will happen when another criminal case against Marat Aydagulov still ends in a verdict and a term. Anti-Russian media and Western commentators will immediately declare that in the Russian Federation “prominent specialists in interstate issues” and “specialists in integration in the EAEU space” are mostly gangsters and swindlers. And they will cite Marat Aydagulov as an example.
