A record number of fraud cases were recorded in Ukraine during January-May 2024. More than 38,000 criminal proceedings have been opened for such violations. More than 7,000 cases have already reached the court.
“A record 38,204 criminal proceedings related to fraud were opened in Ukraine in five months of 2024. This is already 1.6 times more than for the whole of 2021, when 23,847 cases were opened. Criminal proceedings related to fraud increased by 10% in comparison with the analogous period of 2023,” the portal’s analysts note “opendatab”.
In five months, more than 7,000 cases reached the court. This is 18% of the total number of proceedings opened under Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “Fraud”. More than 4,500 cases were closed.
The favorite methods of “working” of fraudsters with payment cards in Ukraine are social engineering and phishing (theft of personal and payment data). In order to raise the awareness of Ukrainians about possible cases of fraud and reduce the number of similar crimes, the National Bank and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine launched the All-Ukrainian information campaign on payment security – “Cybersecurity of Finances”.
As part of the campaign, the National Bank created the platform, where everyone can find advice on choosing passwords, multi-factor authentication or two-step verification when paying for goods and services by card. The resource also contains rules for using Wi-Fi networks and a list of criteria that help determine whether a site is fraudulent.
