An Internet fraud and counterfeit fraud case was investigated by the Electronic Crime Division, at the expense of a banking institution and a photographic shop.
A case file was filed against a national, who was identified in the context of intensive searches, in the wider area region of Ioannina
It has been found that residences have often changed in order to make it difficult to locate and have been accused in the past of similar offenses
In the house that was staying, photographic items and equipment of great monetary value, which had been acquired in a deceptive manner, were found and seized
From the Hellenic Police's Electronic Crime Prosecution Department, a fraud case was Internet and forgery at the expense of a banking institution and a photo shopgraphics ειδών. Σχηματίστηκε δικογραφία τακτικής διαδικασίας σε βάρος ενός 42χρονου ημεδαπού, ο οποίος κατηγορείται για απάτη με υπολογιστή και πλαστογραφία μετά χρήσεως.
In particular, the investigation of the case was carried out in the context of investigating a related complaint, according to which the above perpetrator had purchased photographic items of great monetary value from store, προσκομίζοντας αλλοιωμένα αποδεικτικά συναλλαγών transportς. Στα αποδεικτικά αυτά φαινόταν ότι είχε πραγματοποιηθεί, μέσω της ηλεκτρονικής υπηρεσίας web-banking τραπεζικού Ιδρύματος, η μεταφορά του συγκεκριμένου ποσού, από τον τραπεζικό account of the perpetrator to the bank account of the photographic goods dealer.
This was followed by a thorough and specialized investigation of the case by the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate, during duration from which it emerged that the transfer transactions of the amount corresponding to the value of the products were never executed, due to an insufficient balance in the debit account of the 42-year-old.
In addition, 42 was found to have misled the money transfer receipt so as to misrepresent that the transferred amount had been committed, thus misleading the photo trader and proceeding to the purchase of the items.
The 42-year-old also, to reinforce the false representations, had presented to the store two altered text messages mobile (SMS), which appeared to have been sent by the banking Institution.
For the above, a preliminary examination was ordered, while the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office cooperated with the relevant providers of Internet and Telecommunication Services.
From the methodical and thorough police investigation and digital analysis of the data and data, the involvement of 42hronous national in the case in question was identified and his place of residence was identified geographically.
The 10.1.2015 police station of the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office carried out a police operation in the wider area of Ioannina, where the offender was identified and the presence of a Judicial Officer, an investigation was conducted in the resident residence.
From the on-site digital investigation and analysis, his illegal activity was ascertained, while an internal tough PC disk, as well as photographic items, which had been fraudulently purchased.
It also emerged that the 42-year-old had been repeatedly accused of fraud in the past, while he often changed residences in order to make it more difficult for the authorities to locate him.
The file that has been filed against him will be submitted to the competent Prosecutor's Office, while his involvement in other similar acts is also investigated.
The photographic items and equipment will be assigned to the owner, while the digital proof (internal hard disk) will be sent to the Criminal Investigation Division for further laboratory examinations.
It is recalled that citizens can communicate, with anonymity or surnames, with the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office in order to provide information or to report illegal or scandalous actions or activities, carried out via the Internet, to the following contact details:
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telephone: 11188
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Sending an e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
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Through the application for smart phones with operating system ios-android: CYBERKID