Cyberpolice exposed the organizer of a transnational fraudulent call center, whose employees appropriated more than UAH 5 million
The attackers in telephone conversations questioned the data of the victims' bank cards, posing as bank employees or law enforcement officers. The victims of the offenders were Israeli citizens. The fraudulent scheme was exposed in the course of an international police operation.
The illegal activities of the organizer of the call center, a 40-year-old citizen of Ukraine, were exposed by employees of the Cyber Police Department together with the investigative department of the Zaporizhzhya region police, employees of the Office of the Prosecutor General and law enforcement officers of the State of Israel.
The attackers telephoned potential victims, posing as bank representatives or police officers. People were assured that outsiders had gained access to their bank accounts and were planning to seize the money. To “save” savings, people were offered to withdraw cash on their own and transfer it to a so-called “courier” from the bank, after which they were promised to credit the money to a “safe account”.
In this way, those involved appropriated more than 5 million hryvnias. The victims are currently being identified by law enforcement officers.
The police searched the home of the organizer of the scheme and stopped the activities of the fraudulent call center. According to the results, bank cards, mobile phones and computer equipment were seized.
At the same time, searches took place on the territory of the state of Israel, there law enforcement officers detained two men who acted as “couriers”.
According to this fact, criminal proceedings were opened under Part 3 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for up to eight years in prison. Investigative actions continue.
National Police of Ukraine
