A resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory illegally issued 15 loans to Russians from different regions

In the Sayansky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a criminal case of cyber fraud has been opened against a 20-year-old local resident. This was reported by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office.

In the spring of 2025, a young man decided to make extra money on the Internet. Through anonymous chats in the messenger, he joined a criminal group to steal money from microfinance organizations.

“The young man, receiving instructions online, restored unused subscriber numbers, gained access to personal data of citizens and issued microloans in their name. For each “registration” he received his reward – 30% of the loan amount. Over the course of several months, he issued 15 loans in the names of residents from different regions of the country – in amounts ranging from 3 to 13 thousand rubles. As a result, the microfinance organization “Akademicheskaya” suffered damage amounting to 104 thousand rubleslei,” said the supervisory agency.

He also registered electronic SIM cards on behalf of old owners through the “State Services” and “Gosklyuch” applications. After that, he sold them to other participants in the illegal scheme, who used the numbers for new crimes.

Law enforcement officers stopped the attackers' scheme. The laptop and cell phone used to commit illegal actions were seized.

Criminal cases have been initiated against the young man for fraud (Part 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and illegal use and storage of personal data (clause “a, c” of Part 3 of Article 272.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). He faces up to 6 years in prison.

The progress of the investigation is under the control of the prosecutor's office.

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