Lviv region: Police expose offender who gained access to victim’s bank account and seized his funds
A resident of Chervonohrad aged 29, who has previously been prosecuted for theft and robbery, was exposed by operatives of the Cybercrime Department in Lviv region jointly with investigators of the Lviv District Police Department No. 1, under the procedural supervision of the Galician District Prosecutor’s Office.
According to law enforcement officers, on April 24 in Chervonohrad, the offender stole a mobile phone from a local resident, conducted unauthorized verification in a banking application, thus gaining access to the phone owner’s payment card and subsequently withdrawing funds from his account.
The investigators served the offender a notice of suspicion of committing criminal offenses under Part 1 of Art. 361 (Unauthorized interference with the operation of information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and Part 4 of Art. 185 (Theft) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The maximum penalty for the suspect is imprisonment for up to eight years.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
Communication department of the Lviv regional police