A resident of Polotsk stole money from bank payment card accounts

With the development of technological progress, opportunities arise to carry out illegal banking operations to embezzle funds of individuals residing in other countries. Information on how to do this is available on special websites on the internet, familiarizing with the content of which tempts many citizens to steal money using computer technology. In this case, the theft is committed from the card accounts of bank payment cards issued by banks of other states.

A clear example of the specified illegal activity is a criminal case investigated by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk region against a resident of Polotsk, who, in order to embezzle funds from the card accounts of bank payment cards, joined a club online, where he received training, after which he repeatedly received from another person the details for unauthorized access to card accounts of bank payment cards not belonging to him, issued by a Canadian bank, allowing contactless payments using mobile phones with an "NFC" module.

During the period from December 2016 to January 2017, the man, while in the territory of the Polotsk district and the city of Polotsk, using the details of 19 bank payment cards, carried out operations to pay for goods and services in various retail establishments, thereby stealing about 5900 rubles. In the part of stealing more than 3,500 rubles, he did not bring his criminal intent to an end due to circumstances beyond his control, due to the rejection of operations by the bank.

During the preliminary investigation, a measure of restraint in the form of detention was chosen against the specified person. In March 2018, the regional prosecutor's office sent the criminal case to court for substantive consideration.

For the commission of property theft on a large scale through the use of computer technology, criminal liability is provided in the form of imprisonment for a term of two to seven years with or without a fine, with or without confiscation of property, and with deprivation of the right

to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or without deprivation.

Senior Prosecutor of the Department for Supervision
of Legislation Enforcement
by the Investigative Committee Directorate
of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk Region Vladimir Vasiliev.