OP 01 December, 2024 - 09:58 AM
"Employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow, together with operatives of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department and the FSB of Russia, have stopped a multi-million dollar scheme to steal money from a credit institution.
According to investigators, the fraudsters used the peculiarities of the electronic payment system to implement their criminal plan. They registered more than two hundred fake retail companies and opened current accounts for them in one bank. Fictitious buyers paid for the allegedly purchased goods and services received using a QR code, and the bank immediately and automatically credited its funds to the accounts of the recipient companies, as provided for by the fast payment system. Immediately after receiving the money, the criminals issued a refund, information about which was received by the bank only a day later. The presence of such a time gap made it possible to steal, cash and distribute the funds among the accomplices. The total damage exceeded 280 million rubles," said the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.
The criminal scheme involved accomplices from the Leningrad and Chelyabinsk regions.
The investigator of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow opened a criminal case on the grounds of crimes under Articles 159, 222 and 173.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
During the searches, seals, credit cards, laptops, communication devices, electronic storage media, draft notes, firearms and ammunition for them without the appropriate permits were seized.
"The police identified nine members of the group. Three of them were remanded in custody, three are under house arrest. Another three have been placed on the international wanted list.
Currently, the criminal case with an indictment against six defendants has been sent to the Simonovsky District Court of Moscow for consideration on the merits," added Irina Volk.
video : https://rutube.ru/video/9c155c7db04a1b32.../?r=plemwd
According to investigators, the fraudsters used the peculiarities of the electronic payment system to implement their criminal plan. They registered more than two hundred fake retail companies and opened current accounts for them in one bank. Fictitious buyers paid for the allegedly purchased goods and services received using a QR code, and the bank immediately and automatically credited its funds to the accounts of the recipient companies, as provided for by the fast payment system. Immediately after receiving the money, the criminals issued a refund, information about which was received by the bank only a day later. The presence of such a time gap made it possible to steal, cash and distribute the funds among the accomplices. The total damage exceeded 280 million rubles," said the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.
The criminal scheme involved accomplices from the Leningrad and Chelyabinsk regions.
The investigator of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow opened a criminal case on the grounds of crimes under Articles 159, 222 and 173.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
During the searches, seals, credit cards, laptops, communication devices, electronic storage media, draft notes, firearms and ammunition for them without the appropriate permits were seized.
"The police identified nine members of the group. Three of them were remanded in custody, three are under house arrest. Another three have been placed on the international wanted list.
Currently, the criminal case with an indictment against six defendants has been sent to the Simonovsky District Court of Moscow for consideration on the merits," added Irina Volk.
video : https://rutube.ru/video/9c155c7db04a1b32.../?r=plemwd
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