Police exposed six fraudulent schemes: how not to become a victim of scammers
A group of Internet fraudsters was exposed by law enforcement officers in Poltava region. The victims of the scammers were three residents of the Chernivtsi region. In the Kherson region, the man was found by a pseudo-banker, and in the Chernihiv region the woman became a victim of an Internet seller.
A criminal group of Internet fraudsters will be tried in the Poltava region. Law enforcement found that local residents were deceiving customers using fake ads on the Internet.
The 27-year-old organizer of the fraudulent scheme involved two of his compatriots to work. He instructed associates to create fake ads to sell goods at attractive prices. The range ranged from home appliances and smartphones to auto parts that the attackers did not actually have in stock.
The organizer and one of his accomplices communicated online with potential buyers, later transferred the communication to instant messengers and persuaded the interlocutors to make subscriptions to controlled bank accounts. Having received the money, the attackers sent fake documents about the shipment of goods to buyers and “disappeared”. For the conspiracy they used a large number of phones with cards of various mobile operators, which were changed regularly.
The defendants were informed of the suspicion under Part 4 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The pre-trial investigation is completed, the indictment is sent to the court. The defendant faces up to eight years in prison.
In addition, the residents of the Chernivtsi region became victims of fraudsters the other day. A 33-year-old resident of Chernivtsi on one of the social networks, saw an announcement about the possibility of employment. Subsequently, he allegedly trusted his employer and personally transferred almost 55 thousand hryvnias to an unknown account.
A 65-year-old resident of the Chernivtsi region received a call from an alleged bank employee. During the communication, the pseudo-banker said that it was necessary to update the bank data for further use of the card account, learned personal data. As a result, 3400 hryvnia disappeared from the woman's card.
Another victim of fraud was a 50-year-old resident of the village of Gorbova. On the social network, the woman saw an announcement about the possibility of receiving cash assistance. Bukovinka went to the link, entered the bank card data. Subsequently, the limit on her credit card increased from the account of which an unknown person transferred more than 70 thousand hryvnias.
Information about these facts was entered by the police into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations under Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Pre-trial investigations are being conducted.
And in the Kherson region, a scammer called a man, introduced himself as an employee of the bank's security service and told that unknown people were trying to withdraw funds from his account. The attacker said that the applicant had opened a new secure account and needed to transfer funds to it. After fulfilling all the conditions, 46 thousand hryvnias disappeared from the husband's account.
Meanwhile, in the Chernihiv region, a 30-year-old woman on a social network found an advertisement for the sale of firewood, allegedly from forestry, at an attractive price. She contacted the “seller” and he assured - the product is in stock. So he asked to transfer to the bank account immediately the entire amount for the goods. The victim agreed and sent the stranger about 9 thousand hryvnias. After that, the connection with the “seller” was severed.
To protect themselves from such cases of fraud, law enforcement officers warn:
● Be attentive and cautious.
● Do not disclose confidential information relating to, in particular, your bank accounts.
● Do not follow questionable links or enter payment card details on suspicious websites.
● In no case do not prepay for services or goods to accounts of people you do not know.
● If you still fall into the trap of scammers - immediately call the special line “102”.
National Police of Ukraine
