Ukraine Will Impose Penalties for the Sale of Bank Cards; Parliament Approved the Bill
Ukraine plans to introduce criminal liability for transferring or selling one’s own bank cards and accounts to third parties. The Verkhovna Rada has approved the draft law in principle.
It was approved by 299 members of parliament.
This refers to bill No. 16013, which received 299 votes in favor during its first reading.
The bill proposes establishing criminal penalties for the transfer and use of so-called “drop accounts.” Scammers and fraudulent call centers use them on a massive scale in criminal schemes to withdraw and transfer funds stolen from citizens.
The bill also aims to improve criminal law mechanisms for combating financial fraud and to implement the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/713 into national legislation.
The following penalties are being proposed for violators:
transferring one’s own card or account access to “drops” is punishable by a fine of up to 7,000 UAH;
purchasing, possessing, or selling someone else’s cards or data is punishable by a fine of up to 170,000 UAH or up to 6 years in prison. A repeat offense increases the penalty to 8 years in prison;
forgery of payment instructions or illegal use of electronic money is punishable by a fine of up to 85,000 UAH or up to 4 years in prison.
This was reported with reference to a statement by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The tax on parcels has once again been submitted to the Rada for consideration.
The Rada will reconsider the parcel tax next week.
People’s Deputies Lesya Zaburanna and Oleksandr Kovalchuk of the “Servant of the People” faction proposed that the Verkhovna Rada establish a Temporary Investigative Commission to investigate possible violations of legislation in the area of public safety during martial law.
The day before, the Verkhovna Rada received nominations from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to appoint Yevhen Khmara as Ukraine’s Minister of Defense and Andriy Sibiga as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
