OREANDA-NEWS. Members of Card Business Security Service of Bank "Finance and Credit" and Office for Combating Cybercrime of MIA of Ukraine in Kyiv detained a group of fraudsters. At the time of detention the fraudsters were trying to illegally withdraw funds from a card account of one of the Bank's customers from an ATM located in the centre of the capital (Khreshchatyk Street).

The fraudsters were citizens of Ukraine (residents of Luhansk region), aged from 21 to 27, who had on them a large amount of cash that had been fraudulently obtained before, 7 payment card issued by different banks, 10 mobile phones, 32 sim-cards.

'A customer of our Bank reported to us on his suspicion of a possible fraud being committed among his private non-cash settlements,' tells Oleg Shevchuk, Head of Card Business Security Service of Bank "Finance and Credit".

Based upon the offense committed, the proceedings have been commenced under Part 3 Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (large scale fraud, or fraud by illegal transactions using electronics and computer technologies).

Bank "Finance and Credit" was established in 1990 and ranks among the largest banks by the volume of assets according to the NBU classification. The authorised capital of the Bank made up UAH 2.8 billion.

The Bank offers full service banking to natural persons and legal entities.