Assistance to remote fraudsters cost November in 300 thousand rubles fine

In November, the man was fined 300 thousand rubles for the transfer of access to electronic means of payment. As reported in the city court, the data obtained was subsequently used in remote fraud.

From January to March, the Novemberin acted on the instructions of an unknown person for remuneration. Through another person, he gained access to the electronic means of payment and passed it on, realizing that it could be used to conduct illegal transactions with money.

The court found him guilty under part 5 of article 187 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation — in the illegal circulation of means of payment — and imposed a fine.

Since the beginning of the year, residents of Yamal have lost almost 235 million rubles due to telephone and network fraudsters, 542 people became victims. In eight months, the county registered 731 frauds, and about half of the more than three thousand crimes were related to IT.