Police officers in the Lviv region have uncovered a criminal who fraudulently seized the victim’s funds amounting to 20,000 hryvnias.
Attention! To avoid becoming a victim of fraud, do not give your mobile phone, which can be used to access banking apps or obtain your personal data, as well as SIM card data, to people you barely know. Do not disclose to outsiders any information that could be used to access your personal bank account, such as your bank card details, expiry date, codes, and passwords.
As established by law enforcement officers, the perpetrator obtained the personal data of the victim, illegally accessed her online banking system using her personal account, and withdrew 20,000 hryvnias from the account. He appropriated and used these funds for his own needs.
The 35-year-old resident of the city of Kryvyi Rih was exposed by operatives of the Cybercrime Counteraction Department in the Lviv region along with investigators from police department No.1 of the Lviv District Police Department No.1, under the procedural guidance of the Halytskyi District Prosecutor’s Office.
The perpetrator has been notified of suspicion of committing criminal offenses under Part 1 of Article 361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of electronic (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. The maximum penalty he faces is imprisonment for up to eight years. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.