According to the procedural guidelines of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a group of persons was suspected of fraud (Part 3, 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, two residents of Kryvyi Rih, involving three people, organized a fraudulent call center.
Posing as employees of the bank's security service, they informed citizens about the need to install a mobile application allegedly to protect their personal data.
After installing the app, the suspects got full access to the victims ' online banking and embezzled money by transferring it to controlled accounts.
During the authorized searches in the office premises, places of residence and cars, mobile phones, computer equipment, SIM cards, draft records, and money in various currencies were seized.
The investigation continues, the number of victims is being determined.
Now three members of the group have been given preventive measures in the form of detention, while the rest have been placed under house arrest for the night.
Pre-trial investigation is carried out by the investigators of the investigation Department of the Regional State Police, operational support is provided by employees of the Department of Countering Cybercrime in the Dnipropetrovsk region of the NPU Cyber Police Department.
• Source: https://dnipr.gp.gov.ua/ua/news.html?_m=publications&_c=view&_t=rec&id=356130
According to the investigation, two residents of Kryvyi Rih, involving three people, organized a fraudulent call center.
Posing as employees of the bank's security service, they informed citizens about the need to install a mobile application allegedly to protect their personal data.
After installing the app, the suspects got full access to the victims ' online banking and embezzled money by transferring it to controlled accounts.
During the authorized searches in the office premises, places of residence and cars, mobile phones, computer equipment, SIM cards, draft records, and money in various currencies were seized.
The investigation continues, the number of victims is being determined.
Now three members of the group have been given preventive measures in the form of detention, while the rest have been placed under house arrest for the night.
Pre-trial investigation is carried out by the investigators of the investigation Department of the Regional State Police, operational support is provided by employees of the Department of Countering Cybercrime in the Dnipropetrovsk region of the NPU Cyber Police Department.
• Source: https://dnipr.gp.gov.ua/ua/news.html?_m=publications&_c=view&_t=rec&id=356130
