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Employees of the UBK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with colleagues from the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Omsk Region, detained four suspects. They are charged with fraud committed using the Internet.
"It was previously established that a resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and three defendants from the Omsk Region have been engaged in illegal activities since November 2022. To do this, they used vulnerabilities in the Internet application for ordering a taxi.
Malefactors were registered in the service program as drivers based on photos of forged ids made in a graphic editor. Then, using one-time SIM cards, they created customer accounts on whose behalf they ordered trips. They were recorded as executed by substituting location coordinates. After a certain number of successful flights, bonus points were transferred to the driver's bank card. When the system blocked virtual taxi drivers, the scammers created new accounts and continued their illegal actions. The damage amounted to more than 5 million rubles," said Irina Volk, an official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry.
An investigator of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Krasnoyarsk Territory opened a criminal case on the grounds of crimes under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Police officers with the support of Rosgvardiya employees simultaneously conducted detentions and searches in two regions. Smartphones, computer equipment, bank and SIM cards, cash, documents and other items of evidentiary value were seized from the suspects.
"A preventive measure in the form of remand in custody has been chosen against two defendants, one is under house arrest and another is under recognizance not to leave and proper behavior," Iryna Volk said.
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"It was previously established that a resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and three defendants from the Omsk Region have been engaged in illegal activities since November 2022. To do this, they used vulnerabilities in the Internet application for ordering a taxi.
Malefactors were registered in the service program as drivers based on photos of forged ids made in a graphic editor. Then, using one-time SIM cards, they created customer accounts on whose behalf they ordered trips. They were recorded as executed by substituting location coordinates. After a certain number of successful flights, bonus points were transferred to the driver's bank card. When the system blocked virtual taxi drivers, the scammers created new accounts and continued their illegal actions. The damage amounted to more than 5 million rubles," said Irina Volk, an official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry.
An investigator of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Krasnoyarsk Territory opened a criminal case on the grounds of crimes under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Police officers with the support of Rosgvardiya employees simultaneously conducted detentions and searches in two regions. Smartphones, computer equipment, bank and SIM cards, cash, documents and other items of evidentiary value were seized from the suspects.
"A preventive measure in the form of remand in custody has been chosen against two defendants, one is under house arrest and another is under recognizance not to leave and proper behavior," Iryna Volk said.
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