st. Petersburg police arrested five fraud suspects who stole 20 million rubles from a taxi picker by exploiting security vulnerabilities in the app, according to investigators. In this respect reported On “MVD Media” Telegram channel. The plan was in effect for six months.
“The suspects were selected among familiar faces and registered as fictitious taxi drivers, and accounts were created on their behalf in the app. False passenger profiles were also created. A car was called to a remote part of the Leningrad Region, its supply was simulated, ”the message says.
After the car allegedly arrived at the scene, the customer canceled the expensive trip and according to the service rules, the driver was compensated for 20% of its cost. In total, 34 people were involved in the illegal scheme providing their personal data. On the fact of fraud as part of an organized group, a criminal case was opened in accordance with Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The maximum penalty for such a crime is 10 years in prison. Four suspects were placed under house arrest and one suspect was placed under house arrest.
Earlier it was known that he was in Chelyabinsk. stoped criminal prosecution of alleged substitutes.