Stolen more than 300 thousand hryvnias: cyber police exposed another Internet fraudster
Police found that a 29-year-old man had purchased a special bot account on Telegram to automatically process and send messages, including with automatically generated phishing links to Internet sites.
To search for potential victims, the defendant created a graphic advertisement about the provision of cash assistance from charitable foundations and organizations, to which he attached a phishing Internet link.
As soon as citizens followed this link and filled in the required fields, the attacker immediately gained access to their bank details and mobile phone numbers to which bank accounts are attached. After that, he could freely withdraw other people's money to controlled accounts.
According to preliminary information, in this way he managed to allocate more than 300 thousand hryvnias.
The fraudulent scheme was exposed by the Kiev cyber police officers together with the investigative department of the Obolon Regional Police Department. So at the place of residence of the defendant, law enforcement officers conducted searches: they seized computer equipment, bank and SIM cards that were used in illegal activities.
The man was declared a suspect under Part 3 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for up to eight years in prison. Procedural management is carried out by the Obolonsk District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv.
Cyberpolice reminds citizens of the danger of switching to dubious hyperlinks, because a phishing resource may be hiding behind them. Carefully look at the URL of the desired site, because any inaccuracy may indicate that you are on a phishing site.
Never enter confidential data on suspicious resources!
National Police of Ukraine
