Police in Lviv Exposed a Fraudster Using a Deceased Person’s Bank Card
In Lviv, police have informed a perpetrator of suspicion in fraud committed using a deceased person’s bank card. It was established that a 62-year-old resident of Lviv, using the personal data of his deceased acquaintance, gained access to his account and twice withdrew cash credit funds from ATMs, causing the bank a total loss of 10,000 hryvnias.
Investigation and Suspicion
The perpetrator was exposed by operatives of the Cybercrime Counteraction Department in the Lviv region and investigators from Police Department No. 1 of the Lviv District Police Department No. 2, under the procedural guidance of the Frankivsk District Prosecutor’s Office. He has been informed of suspicion in committing criminal offenses under part 1, part 2 of article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty the suspect faces is imprisonment for up to three years. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.