Murmanchanin issued a loan of 419 thousand rubles in the name of the deceased mother

In Murmansk, a 38-year-old man issued a loan of 419 thousand rubles, using the banking application of his deceased mother. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Murmansk region, he knew the access code to the application, applied on behalf of the woman and after the approval of the loan spent the money on his own needs.

The incident was reported to the police by the head of the economic security department of one of the banks. Employees of the unit for the disclosure of IT-crimes together with criminal investigation operatives identified the suspect and detained him.

During the interrogation, the man confessed to what he had done. He said that after the death of his mother, he was left with her smartphone with a banking application installed. Knowing the access code, the Murmansk resident decided to use it to get money.

On the fact of the incident, a criminal case was opened under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud on a large scale. The maximum penalty under this article is up to six years in prison.

During the investigation, the suspect was selected a preventive measure in the form of a subscription not to leave and proper behavior.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” reported that a resident of Polar Zor stole 52 thousand from the card of a friend during her treatment in the hospital.