In the Lviv region, a 24-year-old resident of Kamianka-Buzka will stand trial for taking out loans in the name of her deceased stepfather. The perpetrator gained access to her relative’s account via a mobile app and conducted 23 financial transactions, causing the bank losses exceeding 70,000 hryvnias.
Among these transactions were transfers of credit funds from the card account to her own account, payment of utility bills, and other financial activities. The woman was exposed by operatives of the Cybercrime Unit of the Lviv police, in collaboration with investigators from Police Department No. 1 of the Lviv District Administration.
The pre-trial investigation, conducted under the procedural guidance of the Zhovkva District Prosecutor’s Office, has been completed, and the indictment has been submitted to the court. The accused faces a penalty of up to eight years’ imprisonment.