for production of counterfeit payment cards (so-called “white plastic”) and introducing them into circulation fraudsters will be held criminally responsible. Consequential amendments to Art. 187 of the Criminal Code, imposing such a penalty, endorsed the government. In particular, the manufacture for sale or sale of payment instruments, as well as for production of counterfeit cards, or putting it into circulation could be given a sentence of imprisonment for a term of two to eight years with a fine of 100 thousand up to 1 million rubles. depending on the size of the damage.

To ensure adequate protection of citizens and participants in the payment card market, the bill also proposed for the crime with payment documents and payment cards in different article of the Criminal Code, as well as to clarify subject of crime.

recently in Russia substantially increased the number of criminal assault in turnover of payment cards. According to the international payment systems Visa and MasterCard, in 2008, losing on payment cards in Russia amounted to more than 770 million rubles. That the 206% increase compared to 2007. According GIATS the Interior Ministry, the number of reported crimes under Art. 187 of the Criminal Code in 2006 was 1.4 thousand, in 2007 – 4,6 thousand, in 2008 – 6 thousand, six months in 2009 – 3,6 thousand The number Persons prosecuted, declined by 14,5%.

author of the bill President of the Association of Regional Banks “Russia” Anatoly Aksakov emphasizes that the bill would protect not only citizens who actively use plastic cards when paying for goods and services, but also banks, emitting cards.

«The growing number of fraudulent transactions with fake plastic cards began in late 2007 and intensified with the development of the crisis. Therefore, increased penalties in this area is very important “, – said deputy president of the Bank” Avangard “Valery Torkhov. The deputy chairman of board of bank “Revival” Mark Nakhmanovich believes that the more laws prescribe the rights and duties of citizens, the better: “Unfortunately, to our culture and understanding of the responsibility of the citizen were at the proper level, such steps need to do a lot more and to protect customers and to protect the banks ».

« I do not think that the fact that the tightening of this paper will lead to more prosecutions, until a method of investigation or not will be on top “, – says the lawyer of the company” Nikolaev and Partners Dmitry Udaltsov.

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