Minsk Resident Faces Up to Three Years in Prison for Selling Other People’s Bank Card Details

Reform.news Editorial Team · 16 October 2026, 13:24

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A 45-year-old Minsk resident is suspected of selling other people’s bank card details in Belarus. According to information from the Prosecutor General’s Office, the man received 10 payment cards from an individual and then sold them, along with their PINs and access details for electronic wallets, for 300 rubles.

According to the case materials, the man searched online for people looking to make easy money. He offered to pay them to open bank accounts in their own names and hand over the cards and access details to him.

To avoid criminal liability, the Minsk resident persuaded one of the participants in the scheme to issue a notarised power of attorney authorising him to manage the other person’s accounts and cards. However, the prosecutor’s office noted that such a document did not exempt him from liability for the illegal circulation of payment instruments.

The Vitebsk Prosecutor’s Office opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 222 of the Belarusian Criminal Code. The case materials were sent to the Oktyabrsky District Department of the Minsk Investigative Committee to organise a preliminary investigation.

The article carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.