In the Nizhny Novgorod region, police detained five suspects in the illegal circulation of payment instruments.

      On the territory of Dzerzhinsk, Pavlov and Balakhna district, police officers have identified facts of illegal circulation of payment means. According to the investigation, the detainees provided their bank card details and access to online banking to third parties for monetary rewards. Subsequently, these accounts were used by criminals to withdraw and cash out funds obtained through illegal means. In Dzerzhinsk, a 17-year-old 10th-grade student became a victim of her own carelessness. An unknown person contacted her on social media under the pseudonym "Alina," who offered easy earnings in exchange for access to bank cards. After providing the information, the student not only did not receive the promised payment but also discovered that all her accounts were blocked, and the "employer" ceased communication. Also in Dzerzhinsk, police detained two participants in a similar scheme: an 18-year-old unemployed local resident who sold access to two cards at a shopping and entertainment center, and his "buyer" – a 23-year-old young man who resold the data for a percentage. In the Balakhna district, an 18-year-old first-year student of a local technical school came under investigation. It was established that he convinced his 19-year-old acquaintance not only to sell his existing bank card but also to open a new one at another bank for subsequent access transfer. The suspect admitted that he resold the obtained data to third parties. A similar fact was recorded in Pavlov, where an 18-year-old local resident also transferred his card to a third party for 5000 rubles. Criminal cases have been initiated on all the mentioned facts under the signs of a crime provided for by Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal circulation of payment means). The sanction of this article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 6 years. Currently, all participants have been subjected to a preventive measure in the form of a written undertaking not to leave and proper behavior. The bank accounts involved in the criminal schemes have been blocked. The police of the Nizhny Novgorod region reminds: transferring bank cards and access to a personal online banking account to third parties for a reward is a criminally punishable act. Such "easy earnings" can lead to being placed on preventive records and serious legal consequences that will negatively affect the future career and life of young people.

      Press Service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region Tel.: 8 (831) 268-66-63

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