Following a public prosecution by the Stryi District Prosecutor’s Office, a 22-year-old man was found guilty. He was convicted of fraud, legalization of the proceeds of crime and unauthorized interference with information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks (Part 3 of Article 190, Part 1 of Article 209, Part 5 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The court sentenced him to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property. He was also deprived of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of 2 years.
Prosecutors proved in court that the defendant organized and implemented an illegal scheme to defraud citizens using so-called phishing sites. To do this, the man sent SMS messages and posted ads in social networks with information about the possibility of receiving assistance from the state.
In the messages, he included links to fake websites under the guise of banking institutions. The victims entered their real data to access online banking.
In this way, he received access codes to the victims’ bank accounts and the opportunity to seize their funds. The total amount of funds seized by the man is over UAH 107 thousand.
Until the verdict enters into force, the accused will be detained in custody.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Stryi District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv region.
The court verdict will come into force after the expiration of the appeal period.
Information Policy Department of the
of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office