Employees of the Department for Organizing the Fight against the Illegal Use of Information and Communication Technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with colleagues from the Chelyabinsk region, stopped the illegal activities of an organized group. Malefactors specialized in cashing out and withdrawing abroad funds stolen as a result of illegal activities.
"According to available data, the accomplices organized the production of forged passports and other identity documents of citizens of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic. Then the accomplices presented them to the offices of the largest Russian credit organizations and issued bank cards. Subsequently, these payment methods were used to withdraw and cash out money obtained by criminal means, " said Irina Volk, an official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry.
In Chelyabinsk, the police detained eleven suspects. Computer system blocks, external electronic data carriers, bank and SIM cards, documents with signs of forgery, and migration card forms were seized at their residential addresses. In addition, mobile phones containing computer programs designed to illegally receive, issue, transfer funds, diaries, as well as other items of evidentiary value were found.
"The investigator of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Chelyabinsk region initiated criminal cases on the grounds of crimes under Articles 327 and 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the role of each person involved, charges were brought and preventive measures were chosen in the form of detention or recognizance not to leave and proper behavior," Irina Volk said.
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"According to available data, the accomplices organized the production of forged passports and other identity documents of citizens of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic. Then the accomplices presented them to the offices of the largest Russian credit organizations and issued bank cards. Subsequently, these payment methods were used to withdraw and cash out money obtained by criminal means, " said Irina Volk, an official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry.
In Chelyabinsk, the police detained eleven suspects. Computer system blocks, external electronic data carriers, bank and SIM cards, documents with signs of forgery, and migration card forms were seized at their residential addresses. In addition, mobile phones containing computer programs designed to illegally receive, issue, transfer funds, diaries, as well as other items of evidentiary value were found.
"The investigator of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Chelyabinsk region initiated criminal cases on the grounds of crimes under Articles 327 and 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the role of each person involved, charges were brought and preventive measures were chosen in the form of detention or recognizance not to leave and proper behavior," Irina Volk said.
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