On December 9, four men accused of involvement in fraud with credit cards and the compromise of business e-mail (BeC-Atak) were arrested in the United States. The arrested are accused of the fact that for 3 months in 2021 they stole more than $ 9.2 million from enterprises and banks.
According to the indictment, criminals used e -mail fraud aimed at specific enterprises to initiate fake bank transfers.
In one case, they gained access to the email address of the financial director of the public organization for development, which they used to request money transfers from the organization’s bank account. Ultimately, almost $ 3.5 million was transferred, of which $ 1.57 million entered the scammers. The funds were transferred to other accounts and converted to bitcoins.
In another case, they compromised the account of the electronic mail of the employee of the company owned by the Direct Investment Fund. Then they initiated the payment of this employee about $ 2 million
Men also engaged in fraud with credit cards issued in the name of third parties without their consent. The total damage amounted to almost $ 4 million, while the defendants wrote by e -mail the justification of the accusations after some of them were disputed.
charges that relate to fraud using electronic means, banking fraud, money laundering and theft of personal data will be presented in the Southern District of New York. The investigation was attended by the US Secret Service and the FBI. In case of guilt, each of the accusations entails maximum punishment from 20 to 30 years in prison.