Resident of Lviv will be tried for fraudulently obtaining over UAH 400 thousand
Prosecutors of the Galician District Prosecutor’s Office in Lviv have sent an indictment to court against a 21-year-old local resident. He is charged with fraud and unauthorised interference in the operation of information (automated) networks (Part 4 of Article 190, Part 2 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation established that the defendant implemented a fraudulent scheme to obtain funds from citizens.
In particular, by fraudulently obtaining all the necessary details, data and passwords of bank cards from the victims, the man unauthorisedly linked them to one of the mobile payment applications. Using this confidential information, he had online access to the citizens’ accounts.
Subsequently, the accused used these funds to make purchases in household appliances and electronics stores.
In this way, the man managed to seize more than UAH 400 thousand from the six victims.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Lviv District Department No. 1 of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv region.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved by law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
Information Policy Department
of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office