A fraudster is set to be tried in Lviv Region for illicitly obtaining money from an acquaintance.
Law enforcement officers established that the accused gained access to the victim’s mobile phone, used her personal data to unlawfully enter the online banking system, and made 17 transactions transferring funds to his accounts. The fraudster, a 23-year-old resident of the Lviv district, was uncovered by the Cybercrime Counteraction Department of Lviv Region, in collaboration with the police investigators from Lviv District Police Department No. 1, under the procedural guidance of the Halytskyi District Prosecutor’s Office. The total amount of the transactions was almost 20,000 UAH – money which he appropriated and used for his own needs.
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings, initiated under part 1 of Article 361 (Unauthorized intervention in the operation of information (automated), electronic communication, information-communication systems, electronic communication networks) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and part 4 of Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, is completed. The indictment has been submitted to the court. The maximum penalty the accused faces is imprisonment for up to eight years.
Attention! To avoid becoming a victim of fraud, do not give your mobile phone, which can be accessed to banking apps, giving away your personal data and SIM card information, to unfamiliar people. Do not disclose information to outsiders that could allow them to access your personal bank account, such as: bank card details, expiration dates, codes, and passwords.
National Police of Ukraine Cyber Police