Residents of Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, were involved in fraudulently issuing about 500 loans. They took out 400 thousand hryvnia online loans for other citizens.
On Wednesday, November 25, the press service of the police of the Chernihiv region reported.
Thus, during the pre-trial investigation, the police found that a group of residents of Nizhyn was engaged in taking possession of other people's property by deception and abuse of trust.
"Attackers (aged 20-30), using electronic computers, took possession of the databases of passports of Ukrainian citizens and identification numbers. With the help of these documents, the fraudsters, without the knowledge of their owners, issued loans on the Internet. They transferred the funds received to their bank accounts and withdrawn in cash from ATMs in Nizhyn, "the message says.
On November 25, law enforcement officers conducted 12 searches in the houses of the swindlers. The police seized draft records with personal data of citizens, computer equipment, mobile phones, SIM cards and the like.
Investigative actions continue to collect evidence of the illegal activities of the fraudulent group.
Investigators opened criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud committed on a large scale, or through illegal transactions using electronic computers). Men face punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.
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On Wednesday, November 25, the press service of the police of the Chernihiv region reported.
Thus, during the pre-trial investigation, the police found that a group of residents of Nizhyn was engaged in taking possession of other people's property by deception and abuse of trust.
"Attackers (aged 20-30), using electronic computers, took possession of the databases of passports of Ukrainian citizens and identification numbers. With the help of these documents, the fraudsters, without the knowledge of their owners, issued loans on the Internet. They transferred the funds received to their bank accounts and withdrawn in cash from ATMs in Nizhyn, "the message says.
On November 25, law enforcement officers conducted 12 searches in the houses of the swindlers. The police seized draft records with personal data of citizens, computer equipment, mobile phones, SIM cards and the like.
Investigative actions continue to collect evidence of the illegal activities of the fraudulent group.
Investigators opened criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud committed on a large scale, or through illegal transactions using electronic computers). Men face punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.
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