The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Labinsky District has completed an investigation into a criminal case initiated against two residents of Samara aged 20 on grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud”.
According to the investigation, the accused, having entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons on the Internet, for a monetary reward, issued bank cards to socially disadvantaged citizens and transferred account data to accomplices. After this, the scammers called an 81-year-old resident of the Labinsky district, introduced themselves as bank security officers and reported that scammers were trying to steal her savings. Then the callers convinced the pensioner to transfer more than 920 thousand rubles to a “safe” account, providing details of cards issued by the accused. Having received the money, the defendants cashed it and handed it over to their accomplices, leaving 5% of the stolen amount for their work.
During the preliminary investigation, the young people were given a preventive measure in the form of detention.
Currently, the materials of the criminal case with the approved indictment have been sent to the court for consideration on the merits. The sanctions under the incriminated part of the article provide for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to six years.
According to the investigation, the accused, having entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons on the Internet, for a monetary reward, issued bank cards to socially disadvantaged citizens and transferred account data to accomplices. After this, the scammers called an 81-year-old resident of the Labinsky district, introduced themselves as bank security officers and reported that scammers were trying to steal her savings. Then the callers convinced the pensioner to transfer more than 920 thousand rubles to a “safe” account, providing details of cards issued by the accused. Having received the money, the defendants cashed it and handed it over to their accomplices, leaving 5% of the stolen amount for their work.
During the preliminary investigation, the young people were given a preventive measure in the form of detention.
Currently, the materials of the criminal case with the approved indictment have been sent to the court for consideration on the merits. The sanctions under the incriminated part of the article provide for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to six years.
