The article is devoted to the study of the problems of law enforcement of fraud using electronic means of payment (Article 1593 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), competition with the general article on fraud (Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the distinction between theft from a bank account and electronic money (paragraph “g” of part 3 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The article points out that with the development of information technology, the evolution of the ways of committing theft is taking place. Measures are proposed to improve the current legislation in order to solve the problems of law enforcement.
theft, fraud, electronic means of payment, bank card, bank account
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