A 26-year-old local man has been linked to the theft of money from the card of a missing soldier's mother, according to investigators in Samara.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers determined that at the end of summer 2023, the victim, lacking skills in using mobile applications, sought help from her friend’s husband to install and set up internet banking on her phone. The man agreed to assist but was taken aback by the amounts of money involved and decided to commit a crime in secret. To avoid drawing attention, the acquaintance fabricated various reasons to use the victim's phone whenever she visited. With the login and password, the offender transferred between 5,000 to 40,000 hryvnias to his accounts each time. Investigators identified 41 instances of secret theft from the victim's card, which the thief committed over the course of a year.
On January 16, during a search at the suspect's residence, police discovered cash, bank cards, mobile phones, a laptop, and fiscal receipts for the purchase of gold items and furniture. The seized evidence was placed under arrest.
On January 17 and 19, investigators, under the procedural guidance of the Novomoskovsk District Prosecutor's Office, informed the man of suspicion for part 4 of article 185 (theft committed repeatedly under martial law) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to 8 years. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
The police emphasize not to disclose confidential information to outsiders! Card details, specifically its number, expiration date, CVV2 code, login, and passwords for online banking, as well as passwords received in SMS messages.
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