The law enforcement officers conducted a series of searches on the members of the group, which used phishing sites to appropriate the savings of citizens of Finland, Denmark, Norway and Hungary. As part of international cooperation, the foreign accomplices of the participants and the amount of damages are established. About this reported the National Police of Ukraine.
The cyber police of the Zaporizhia region, together with the investigators of the investigative department of the GUNP of the region, under the procedural guidance of the Zaporizhia regional prosecutor's office, exposed a fraudulent group, the members of which appropriated the savings of citizens of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Hungary and a number of other countries with the help of phishing in a popular social network.
Extras had clearly defined specializations. Thus, specialists in writing computer programs or "coders", as they are called in slang jargon, were responsible for creating phishing resources and largely automated the process of registering fake accounts. In addition, they helped ensure the anonymity of accomplices on the Internet.
The so-called "workers" communicated on behalf of fake sellers, manipulated the behavior of citizens and convinced them to follow phishing links and enter financial data on the websites of criminals.
After the victims entered payment information on the phishing resources, the so-called "vibers" gained access to the owners' accounts and transferred the existing savings to controlled bank cards or converted them into cryptocurrency with the help of "coders".
The law enforcement officers identified a group of persons involved in the fraudulent scheme, mainly residents of the city of Zaporozhye. Various categories of persons participated in the criminal scheme, each of whom performed specific functions. It was also established that the criminals were operating in several European countries, deceiving foreign citizens.
The policemen, with the support of the TacTeam special unit of the TOR battalion of the Patrol Police Department, conducted a series of searches at the places of residence and registration of the persons involved in the cities of Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia. Computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, and notes were taken.
Currently, investigative actions are being conducted within the framework of criminal proceedings initiated under part 4 Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides up to 8 years of imprisonment.
Also, Ukrainian law enforcement officers, under the coordination of the Department of International Police Cooperation, together with colleagues from Denmark and Finland, as well as Europol, identify foreign accomplices of the perpetrators and find out the full range of victims and the amount of damages.
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