PrivatBank warns Ukrainians about online scammers

The cyber police of the Dnipropetrovsk region, with the assistance of the PrivatBank security service, detained a group of scammers from Kryvyi Rih. They organized a scheme to fraudulently seize funds from bank accounts by reissuing mobile SIM cards.

This is stated in the Privat report. Thus, scammers, posing as employees of one of the mobile operators, called Ukrainians and deceived them into providing confidential information for reissuing SIM cards. Having gained access to the victims' financial numbers, the attackers entered the online banking system and withdrew clients' funds. Later, the money was withdrawn at ATMs and terminals in Kryvyi Rih.

During searches at the addresses of registration and residence of members of the criminal group, as well as in their cars. Computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, cars and draft records and other material evidence were seized, confirming the involvement of these persons in the commission of crimes.

The fraudsters were notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigative actions are ongoing to identify possible accomplices of the perpetrators.

“Transferring personal data to third parties, especially through unknown phone numbers, carries a potential threat of this data being used by fraudsters”, – reminded in “Private”.