“Helped” with a money transfer of 800 thousand US dollars: a group of fraudsters was exposed in Dnipro
Operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations in the Dnipropetrovsk region of the National Police together with the prosecutor's office established that the couple contacted the owner of the exchange office. He promised to help them with the transfer of funds abroad and even identified two people who would deal with the matter.
However, later, having received money from the victims, they began to delay the process of conducting a financial transaction. This was explained by the fictional difficulties that arose during the transfer.
In fact, no trials took place, the attackers thus tried to divert suspicion of their true intentions — to seize 800 thousand US dollars.
Thus, within the framework of criminal proceedings, law enforcement officers conducted more than 20 searches in the territory of Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions at the places of residence of the defendants and at currency exchange points. Computer equipment, telephones, money, “rough” documentation and records were seized.
Based on the evidence received, the owner of the network of currency exchange offices and his two accomplices, who fraudulently seized $800 thousand US dollars, were informed of the suspicion. They incriminate fraud committed on a large scale (Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The issue of choosing preventive measures for suspects is being resolved.
Further measures are being taken to identify individuals who may also be involved in the fraudulent scheme.
For what has been committed, defendants may face from 5 to 12 years with confiscation of property.
National Police of Ukraine
