The Economic Crimes Investigation Department of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kursk region is investigating a criminal case on a series of fraudulent actions committed by a 23-year-old resident of the regional center.
The facts of the crime were revealed by employees of the Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kursk region.
As part of investigative and operational activities, the police established the involvement of the person involved in 21 frauds. The suspect purchased dozens of SIM cards and used password selection to restore access to victims ' profiles on the Public services portal. Previously, owners of personal accounts linked the phone number they used to their personal accounts and emails, and after that, when they stopped using the subscriber number, they did not change the data.
Thus, the suspect, having gained access to confidential information, issued microloans for various amounts on behalf of the victims. Previously, the damage amounted to 180,000 thousand rubles.
Victims found out about loan arrears that they did not personally process, and after a while they turned to the police.
Operatives detained the young man. During the search at the place of his residence, dozens of SIM cards, laptops, and phones were seized, confirming the illegal activities of the person involved.
At present, the investigation of the criminal case under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Fraud" and under Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Illegal access to legally protected computer information, resulting in its copying and blocking" continues, additional evidence is being collected and recorded, and the necessary examinations are scheduled.
The facts of the crime were revealed by employees of the Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kursk region.
As part of investigative and operational activities, the police established the involvement of the person involved in 21 frauds. The suspect purchased dozens of SIM cards and used password selection to restore access to victims ' profiles on the Public services portal. Previously, owners of personal accounts linked the phone number they used to their personal accounts and emails, and after that, when they stopped using the subscriber number, they did not change the data.
Thus, the suspect, having gained access to confidential information, issued microloans for various amounts on behalf of the victims. Previously, the damage amounted to 180,000 thousand rubles.
Victims found out about loan arrears that they did not personally process, and after a while they turned to the police.
Operatives detained the young man. During the search at the place of his residence, dozens of SIM cards, laptops, and phones were seized, confirming the illegal activities of the person involved.
At present, the investigation of the criminal case under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Fraud" and under Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Illegal access to legally protected computer information, resulting in its copying and blocking" continues, additional evidence is being collected and recorded, and the necessary examinations are scheduled.
