{"id":584197,"date":"2026-10-02T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=584197"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:37:57","slug":"drop-handler-vbiver-and-financier-homiel-resident-to-stand-trial-for-involvement-in-scam-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/drop-handler-vbiver-and-financier-homiel-resident-to-stand-trial-for-involvement-in-scam-groups","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDrop Handler,\u201d \u201cVbiver\u201d and \u201cFinancier\u201d: Homiel Resident to Stand Trial for Involvement in Scam Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Prosecutor General\u2019s Office has referred<\/a> to court a criminal case against a 21-year-old Gomel resident accused of stealing funds from bank accounts and committing fraud, including as part of organized groups. More than 1,000 people were affected by the scam groups\u2019 activities, and the total damage exceeded 370,000 rubles.<\/p>\n

According to the case file, the accused joined three scam groups operating in Belarus in 2021, while still a minor. One of the schemes involved sending phishing links to sellers on online marketplaces under the pretext of receiving payment for goods. After victims entered their bank card details, the perpetrators gained access to their accounts and stole money.<\/p>\n

In other cases, group members posted advertisements for nonexistent goods and services and asked potential buyers to make advance payments to a bank card. After receiving the money, they stopped communicating.<\/p>\n

Investigators established that the accused acted as a \u201cdrop handler,\u201d \u201cVbiver\u201d and \u201cfinancier.\u201d<\/p>\n