Carding Forum
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Malefactors called citizens and, posing as employees of the bank's security service, reported suspicious transactions with their bank accounts. Thus, they got access to the personal accounts of the victims ' online banking services.
The fraudulent activity was exposed by employees of the Cybercrime Counteraction Department together with investigators from the Investigation Department of the State Tax Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region and the State Security Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region, with the assistance of the PrivatBank Security Service.
The perpetrators made calls on behalf of the bank's security service employees and, under the pretext of preventing unauthorized banking operations, learned the necessary confidential information and gained access to account management. Later, using gadgets with NFC function for contactless payment, they cashed out funds in home appliance stores and ATMs.
Law enforcement officers documented the activities of 11 defendants. Searches were conducted at their places of residence in the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. Computer equipment, mobile phones, 27 bank cards, 100 SIM cards and more than 90 starter packages of mobile operators, as well as 100 devices for generating SIM cards and cash were seized.
Now four defendants have been notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 190 (fraud). The Criminal Code of Ukraine. Three suspects were given a preventive measure in the form of detention, and one more - in the form of round-the-clock house arrest. Under the sanction of the article, they face up to 8 years in prison.
The fraudulent activity was exposed by employees of the Cybercrime Counteraction Department together with investigators from the Investigation Department of the State Tax Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region and the State Security Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region, with the assistance of the PrivatBank Security Service.
The perpetrators made calls on behalf of the bank's security service employees and, under the pretext of preventing unauthorized banking operations, learned the necessary confidential information and gained access to account management. Later, using gadgets with NFC function for contactless payment, they cashed out funds in home appliance stores and ATMs.
Law enforcement officers documented the activities of 11 defendants. Searches were conducted at their places of residence in the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. Computer equipment, mobile phones, 27 bank cards, 100 SIM cards and more than 90 starter packages of mobile operators, as well as 100 devices for generating SIM cards and cash were seized.
Now four defendants have been notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 190 (fraud). The Criminal Code of Ukraine. Three suspects were given a preventive measure in the form of detention, and one more - in the form of round-the-clock house arrest. Under the sanction of the article, they face up to 8 years in prison.
