Legal problems of the fraud investigation using electronic means of payment

Corpus delicti using electronic payment means (article 159.3 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation) has a sevenyear history. But this short period allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of its application. The rapidly changing of the process of law enforcement demonstrates that this process was difficult. But even today's article 159.3 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation has not spared the preliminary investigation bodies from the difficulties that arise in the process of proving. In this article, the authors have tried to determine the main problems of investigation of fraud using electronic means of payment based on law enforcement practice and suggest ways to eliminate them.