PRESS RELEASE – The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate (CDP) has investigated a case of online fraud and forgery in a row
A regular procedure file was formed , involving five (5) individuals in our country.
By carrying out an electronic attack on the computer of a private victim, those involved carried out illegal online transactions in Greece and abroad
From the investigation to date, the amount of financial damage amounts to approximately 30,000 euros
The Cybercrime (DIE) investigated a case of ongoing online fraud and forgery, which was committed via the internet. A regular procedure file was formed for the case, in which five (5) individuals in our country are involved, of which three are foreigners, aged 36, 40 and 60 years old, and two are Greek citizens, aged 41 and 35 years old.
Specifically, the investigation into the case began following a complaint, according to which unknown perpetrators, carrying out an electronic attack on the computer of a private victim, carried out four (4) online transactions in Greece and abroad, for a total amount exceeding 30,000 euros.
The above was brought to the attention of the Athens First Instance Prosecutor's Office and a preliminary examination and investigation was ordered.
A methodical and thorough police investigation and digital analysis of the case data followed, as part of the preliminary examination, and the involvement of the aforementioned was identified.
Following the above, yesterday (9-9-2015), police officers from the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate (DIE) carried out an extensive police operation in the wider area of Attica, where, in the presence of judicial officers, they conducted searches in the homes and workplaces of those involved.
From the on-site digital investigations and analyses, three (3) laptop computers were found and seized as evidence of the commission of the criminal acts, which will be sent to the forensic laboratories for further examination.
The regular procedure file that was formed will be submitted to the competent First Instance Prosecutor's Office, while at the same time, the possible participation of those involved in other similar acts is being investigated.
In addition, the involvement of three (3) more individuals abroad, to whom illegal money transfers and remittances were made, is being investigated.
It is recalled that citizens can communicate, anonymously or by name, with the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate (DIE) in order to provide information or report illegal or reprehensible acts or activities carried out via the Internet, at the following contact details:
By phone: 111 88
By sending an e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
Through the application for smart phones with ios-android operating system: CYBERKID
Via Twitter "SOS Cyber Alert Line": @cyberalertGR.
