The case was investigated by the Electronic Crime Prosecution scams at the expense of stores that sell prepaid cards for Internet purchases
A case file was filed against 32hronian resident, who was identified in the context of thorough searches
It was found that the customer was pretending to shop in various shops (outfits, mini-markets, kiosks) and, during his service, photographed with prepaid digital media the prepaid card issue numbers
The total amount of fraud amounts to tens of thousands of euros
The Directorate for the Prosecution of Electronic Crime investigated a case of ongoing computer fraud, at the expense of store owners (convenience stores, mini markets, kiosks, etc.) and a regular procedure file was formed, as part of a preliminary examination, at the expense of a 32-year-old citizen.
In particular, the investigation of the case was carried out in the context of investigating a large number of complaints filed lately by store owners, including prepaid cards used for purchases at Internet.
In more detail, in the context of the thorough investigation of the case, in terms of the mode of action (modus operandi), it emerged that the 32-year-old citizen was pretending to be a customer in various stores (convenience stores, mini markets, kiosks, etc.) to allegedly purchase products , including prepaid cards for online purchases and in the interval of his service, he artificially photographed, with a portable digital medium (mobile phone, τάμπλετ κτλ), τους αριθμούς έκδοσης που αναγραφόταν στις κάρτες, ενώ στη συνέχεια προφασιζόμενος διάφορες δικαιολογίες δεν προέβαινε στην αγορά τους και τις επέστρεφε. Στη συνέχεια προέβαινε σε άμεση χρήση – ενεργοποίηση τους σε ιστοσελίδες διαδικτυακού τζόγου ή αγορών μέσω Internet.
In the framework of the preliminary examination, following the relevant request of the Prosecutor's Office of Athens, in collaboration with the internet service providers and the shopping sites used by the cards in question, a thorough police and digital investigation was carried out by the Electronic Crime Investigation Division and its action was identified 32 of a native of the country in several related acts of deception, carried out in the same manner of action.
The total amount of fraud against store owners is tens of thousands of euros.
The offender was not arrested due to the expiry of the self-directed procedure, while the case file that was filed against him would be submitted to the relevant Prosecutor's Offices while his involvement in other similar acts was also investigated.
