The attackers, under the pretext of providing assistance to displaced people from charitable foundations and the state, received data from citizens bank cards and stole their savings. The established amount of losses exceeds 100 thousand hryvnia.
The members of the group were exposed by employees of the Cyber Police Department together with investigators from the Kramatorsk regional department of the State Police in the Donetsk region, employees of the Department for the Execution of Criminal Sentences and employees of the Western Interregional Department for the Execution of Criminal Sentences under the procedural leadership of the Kramatorsk District Prosecutor's Office in the Donetsk region.
Law enforcement officials have identified the organizer of the fraudulent scheme, who is currently being held in one of the penitentiary institutions. The man involved several accomplices in his illegal activities by “will”.
The leader of the criminal group distributed fake content on the Internet about providing financial assistance to displaced people from various charitable foundations and the state. To participate in the fictitious charity program, the victim had to follow a phishing link and enter bank card details on a resource controlled by the attackers.
After this, the swindler bought a variety of goods online, which were “paid for” by the owners of the compromised bank cards. The benefits, at the direction of the organizer, transferred the received goods to the penitentiary institution.
In another scenario, the attackers processed the return of already ordered goods and took possession of the victims’ funds. The money was distributed among themselves and spent on their own needs.
Currently, 8 victims have been identified who were deceived by the offenders. The total amount of losses exceeds 100 thousand hryvnia.
In the Lviv region, law enforcement officers conducted 8 searches in the premises of the penitentiary institution and in the houses of the defendants. Mobile phones, data storage devices, bank and SIM cards, documents, including dozens of fiscal receipts were seized. The investigative actions were carried out with the forceful support of police tactical support units of the top priority patrol police departments in the cities of Kyiv and Lvov.
Investigators of the Kramatorsk regional department of the Main Directorate of Police in the Donetsk region have begun criminal proceedings under Part 1. 3, 4 tbsp. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The defendants face up to 8 years in prison.
Investigative actions are ongoing in order to establish the full circle of victims and the amount of damage caused, as well as other accomplices of the defendants.
The security service of JSC CB PrivatBank contributed to the exposure of the attackers.
The members of the group were exposed by employees of the Cyber Police Department together with investigators from the Kramatorsk regional department of the State Police in the Donetsk region, employees of the Department for the Execution of Criminal Sentences and employees of the Western Interregional Department for the Execution of Criminal Sentences under the procedural leadership of the Kramatorsk District Prosecutor's Office in the Donetsk region.
Law enforcement officials have identified the organizer of the fraudulent scheme, who is currently being held in one of the penitentiary institutions. The man involved several accomplices in his illegal activities by “will”.
The leader of the criminal group distributed fake content on the Internet about providing financial assistance to displaced people from various charitable foundations and the state. To participate in the fictitious charity program, the victim had to follow a phishing link and enter bank card details on a resource controlled by the attackers.
After this, the swindler bought a variety of goods online, which were “paid for” by the owners of the compromised bank cards. The benefits, at the direction of the organizer, transferred the received goods to the penitentiary institution.
In another scenario, the attackers processed the return of already ordered goods and took possession of the victims’ funds. The money was distributed among themselves and spent on their own needs.
Currently, 8 victims have been identified who were deceived by the offenders. The total amount of losses exceeds 100 thousand hryvnia.
In the Lviv region, law enforcement officers conducted 8 searches in the premises of the penitentiary institution and in the houses of the defendants. Mobile phones, data storage devices, bank and SIM cards, documents, including dozens of fiscal receipts were seized. The investigative actions were carried out with the forceful support of police tactical support units of the top priority patrol police departments in the cities of Kyiv and Lvov.
Investigators of the Kramatorsk regional department of the Main Directorate of Police in the Donetsk region have begun criminal proceedings under Part 1. 3, 4 tbsp. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The defendants face up to 8 years in prison.
Investigative actions are ongoing in order to establish the full circle of victims and the amount of damage caused, as well as other accomplices of the defendants.
The security service of JSC CB PrivatBank contributed to the exposure of the attackers.
