The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Lviv sentenced a 22-year-old man to 3.5 years in prison for fraud via Telegram channels. Over the course of several months, he defrauded 31 people of about UAH 300,000, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
According to the investigation, from April to September last year, the fraudster sought victims in Telegram channels, offering easy money. He convinced people to log in to receive money, after which he obtained their personal data and issued bank cards and loans.
"Under the pretext of authorization, the man fraudulently obtained the victims' confidential information and issued bank cards using their data. At the same time, he indicated his number to access the accounts, and then issued loans of various amounts," the prosecutor's office said.
The court found the man guilty of violation of privacy, fraud, and unauthorized interference with the operation of automated networks (Parts 1, 2 of Article 182, Part 4 of Article 190, Parts 1, 2 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
He will now spend 3 years and 6 months in prison.
