A suspect in cybercrime was detained in Kerch. And be careful — bank card details are being sold on the Internet

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Last summer, a 47-year-old local resident contacted the duty department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Kerch with a statement about debiting funds from her bank card for a purchase in the amount of about 50 thousand rubles, which she did not make.

Despite the long period of time during operational search activities, criminal investigation officers identified the suspect. He turned out to be a previously unconvicted 27-year-old resident of St. Petersburg, who was detained by operational officers at his place of residence. The young man admitted to what he had done and said that about a year ago on the Internet he acquired payment data for bank cards belonging to people unknown to him. After which he entered the necessary data on one of the bank cards and made a purchase on one of the sites using contactless payment. — the details were announced by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea.

An investigator of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Kerch opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Theft).

The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to six years.

The defendant was given a preventive measure in the form of a recognizance not to leave the place.

source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea

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