media: Russian customers of foreign crypto -tank buy accounts to bypass locks – Bits Media

The Darknet doubled the proposal of nominal accounts for working on cryptocurrency exchanges. The service is in demand among citizens, which are faced with locks, as well as criminal groups.

According to experts of the publication "Kommersant", The number of ready -made and Verified cryptocurrencies, declared for sale at shadow trading floors, Compared to the beginning 2022 year doubled. At the beginning of January-2023, their number was estimated approximately in 400 units.

The average cost of a login and password for access to a nominal account exceeds $50. Several times more expensive, to $300, The buyer will cost the Buyer Account with a QR code for two-factor authentication, A full set of documents, to which the account was registered, mail and other necessary data.

The price depends on the country of registration, Dates of registration, age of account, as well as the history of activity. The standard basic package contains data for entering, Reserve for access, online telephony details for receiving SMS, as well as nominal passport.

From the point of view of Russian legislation, the fact of buying someone else's account does not form a violation or crime, Since the account is not property. Unlike cryptocurrency, When making transactions with which it is necessary
Pay personal income tax.

Theoretically and with a very large number of reservations of the owner of the nominal account can be held accountable. 174 Same Russian Federation "Legalization (Washing) funds or other property, acquired by other persons by criminal means ". However, in this case, it is necessary to collect an extensive evidence base and fixation of actions like withdrawing funds from a cryptocurrency exchange to a personal bank account.

The visible simplicity of access to the nominal exchange account brings a number of significant risks of irrevocable losses for its future owner. In addition to deception of buyers, when identifying the fact of illegal use, a fictitious owner is able to face the situation, When actual (According to the declared documents) The owner can contact the exchange with a request for theft of account data.

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