On the issue of qualification of crimes committed using skimming, according to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

The paper deals with the qualification of crimes committed using skimming. Theft using modern technologies, including skimming, gives rise to the lack of uniform application of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in qualifying these crimes. The issues of qualification of crimes committed using skimming are slightly developed in monographic and periodical literature. In the article, the author analyzes the possibility of various approaches to the qualification of crimes committed using skimming, depending on the moment of termination of criminal activity. The paper broadly analyzes the judicial practice of applying the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in 1996 regarding qualification of theft using skimming in different regions of the Russian Federation. At the same time, various options for possible qualifications are considered, problematic and controversial moments of qualification of crimes committed using skimming are analyzed. The article is of an applied nature and is focused on law enforcement and other persons interested in the problems of applying the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.