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An investigator from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Kurgan has completed an investigation into a criminal case against a 40-year-old resident of Kazan, accused of nine counts of fraud.
During the investigation, it was established that in order to obtain criminal income, the specified citizen acquired logins and passwords from the personal accounts of drivers registered in the taxi ordering application. In addition, he installed software on his computer, the functionality of which allows him to replace data about the location of the device. The accused logged into the application as a driver, set the geolocation of various cities, while actually being in Kazan, and then took requests for courier delivery. When customers made an advance payment for courier services, the person involved embezzled their funds, refused the application and stopped communicating. In the period from February to August last year, the attacker deceived residents of Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Khabarovsk, as well as four citizens who were in the territory of Kurgan.
The illegal activities of the attacker were stopped by employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kurgan Region. The citizen was detained by operatives during a business trip to the city of Kazan and confessed to his crime.
In the near future, a criminal case initiated on the grounds of crimes provided for in parts 1, 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud” will be sent to court for consideration on the merits. The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to five years. During the investigation, a preventive measure was chosen against the defendant in the form of a written undertaking not to leave the place and proper behavior.
During the investigation, it was established that in order to obtain criminal income, the specified citizen acquired logins and passwords from the personal accounts of drivers registered in the taxi ordering application. In addition, he installed software on his computer, the functionality of which allows him to replace data about the location of the device. The accused logged into the application as a driver, set the geolocation of various cities, while actually being in Kazan, and then took requests for courier delivery. When customers made an advance payment for courier services, the person involved embezzled their funds, refused the application and stopped communicating. In the period from February to August last year, the attacker deceived residents of Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Khabarovsk, as well as four citizens who were in the territory of Kurgan.
The illegal activities of the attacker were stopped by employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kurgan Region. The citizen was detained by operatives during a business trip to the city of Kazan and confessed to his crime.
In the near future, a criminal case initiated on the grounds of crimes provided for in parts 1, 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud” will be sent to court for consideration on the merits. The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to five years. During the investigation, a preventive measure was chosen against the defendant in the form of a written undertaking not to leave the place and proper behavior.
