A woman employed at a bank exploited information about deceased clients to manipulate financial systems and embezzle their funds. She has been charged under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which could lead to a prison sentence of up to five years.
Cyberpolice and investigators from the Pechersk Police Department uncovered that a 35-year-old bank employee accessed accounts of deceased clients from 2020 to 2021 and altered their contact information to her own.
Subsequently, she initiated transfers of funds to her personal bank accounts and cards.
Currently, six similar cases have been documented, with total losses amounting to approximately 500,000 hryvnias.
During a search of her residence, law enforcement seized computer equipment and bank cards.
The woman is suspected of committing crimes under multiple articles of the Criminal Code, with penalties including up to five years of imprisonment.
It has been established that since 2020, she had worked at five different banks. Investigations are ongoing to verify potential new instances of her illegal activities.