First, the FBI this week charged Russian national Petr Murmylyuk, aka "Dmitry Tokar," 31, of Brooklyn, New York for his alleged role in a ring that stole approximately $1 million by hacking into and stealing $1 million total from finance companies Fidelity, Scottrade, E*Trade, and Schwab.
According to the complaint: Beginning in late 2010, Murmylyuk worked with others to steal from online trading accounts at Scottrade, E*Trade, Fidelity, Schwab, and other brokerage firms. Members of the ring first gained unauthorized access to the online accounts and changed the phone numbers and e-mail addresses on file to prevent notice of unauthorized trading from going to the victims, the FBI said.
According to documents filed in court, Murmylyuk created a fake employment-related website with the address www.jobcentral2.net. The site offered fictitious job placement services through a program it claimed was "sponsored by the government and intended for people with low income." Murmylyuk sent e-mails with a link to his fake website through legitimate job search forums and college listservs and, in the weeks that followed, hundreds of people visited his site and submitted personal identifying information, according to the district attorney
He is accused of collecting the information submitted to his website, and using it to forge tax returns in victims' names. Using an e-filing vendor, the defendant claimed fraudulent refunds ranging from approximately $3,500 to $6,500 each. MURMYLYUK successfully obtained refunds in the names of 108 of the approximately 300 different victims who had visited www.jobcentral2.net, yielding more than $450,000 in stolen taxpayer funds, the District Attorney stated.
According to the complaint: Beginning in late 2010, Murmylyuk worked with others to steal from online trading accounts at Scottrade, E*Trade, Fidelity, Schwab, and other brokerage firms. Members of the ring first gained unauthorized access to the online accounts and changed the phone numbers and e-mail addresses on file to prevent notice of unauthorized trading from going to the victims, the FBI said.
According to documents filed in court, Murmylyuk created a fake employment-related website with the address www.jobcentral2.net. The site offered fictitious job placement services through a program it claimed was "sponsored by the government and intended for people with low income." Murmylyuk sent e-mails with a link to his fake website through legitimate job search forums and college listservs and, in the weeks that followed, hundreds of people visited his site and submitted personal identifying information, according to the district attorney
He is accused of collecting the information submitted to his website, and using it to forge tax returns in victims' names. Using an e-filing vendor, the defendant claimed fraudulent refunds ranging from approximately $3,500 to $6,500 each. MURMYLYUK successfully obtained refunds in the names of 108 of the approximately 300 different victims who had visited www.jobcentral2.net, yielding more than $450,000 in stolen taxpayer funds, the District Attorney stated.
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