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Employees of the Department for Combating the Illegal Use of Information and Telecommunications Technologies of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Sverdlovsk region, together with colleagues from the regional division of the Federal Security Service of Russia, detained two suspects in fraud against bank card holders.
"According to reports, the attackers used specialized devices – SIM boxes - to activate accounts in various instant messengers. They were rewarded in cryptocurrency.
Through these accounts, unidentified persons, presumably residing in the territory of Ukraine, made calls to victims. Scammers presented themselves as employees of credit and financial organizations or law enforcement agencies and stated that an application for a loan was submitted on behalf of a citizen. To secure your savings, you need to transfer them to a supposedly secure account. Misled people followed the instructions of strangers and lost money," - said the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.
Criminal cases were initiated on the grounds of a crime under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Special equipment, more than two thousand SIM cards of various mobile operators, 43 modems, bank cards, cell phones and other items of evidentiary value were seized during searches at the residential addresses of the defendants.
"The detainees admitted their guilt and repented of their actions, explaining to the investigators that they were aware of the purposes for which they used modern technical devices. A measure of procedural compulsion in the form of an obligation to appear was chosen against them. The preliminary investigation continues," Iryna Volk said.
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"According to reports, the attackers used specialized devices – SIM boxes - to activate accounts in various instant messengers. They were rewarded in cryptocurrency.
Through these accounts, unidentified persons, presumably residing in the territory of Ukraine, made calls to victims. Scammers presented themselves as employees of credit and financial organizations or law enforcement agencies and stated that an application for a loan was submitted on behalf of a citizen. To secure your savings, you need to transfer them to a supposedly secure account. Misled people followed the instructions of strangers and lost money," - said the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.
Criminal cases were initiated on the grounds of a crime under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Special equipment, more than two thousand SIM cards of various mobile operators, 43 modems, bank cards, cell phones and other items of evidentiary value were seized during searches at the residential addresses of the defendants.
"The detainees admitted their guilt and repented of their actions, explaining to the investigators that they were aware of the purposes for which they used modern technical devices. A measure of procedural compulsion in the form of an obligation to appear was chosen against them. The preliminary investigation continues," Iryna Volk said.
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