Pseudobanker and “parts seller”: law enforcement officers exposed fraudsters (video)
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a man represented himself as a bank employee and searched citizens for almost 130 thousand hryvnias. And in the Kiev region, the fraudster sold non-existent auto parts.
The 35-year-old man established the sale of auto parts and components for cars through the Internet. When customers transferred the advance, the seller stopped getting in touch.
The attacker monitored citizens' requests on three sites on the network about their interest in buying parts for the car and wrote to personal messages with an offer for a favorable price. For sending the goods, he demanded from buyers an advance on a bank card, but after the receipt of funds, he did not get in touch. The buyer never received the order.
Law enforcement officers established the involvement of the man in the commission of ten episodes of fraud on the territory of Ukraine. But according to preliminary data, the victims may be at least 50 people, the total amount of damage may be about 300 thousand hryvnias.
The police detained the defendant in the order of Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. He was informed of suspicion under Part 4 of Art. 190 - fraud committed on a large scale, or through illegal operations, committed repeatedly, using electronic computer technology of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court has already chosen a preventive measure for him in the form of detention. The man faces up to eight years in prison.
Meanwhile, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the attacker established clients of one of the country's banks by randomly selecting combinations of numbers of telephone numbers, which are login for login.
Then he presented himself as a representative of the bank and misled citizens. After that, he deducted money from the accounts of the victims.
A 30-year-old man searched 12 citizens for more than 128 thousand hryvnias.
The defendant was informed of the suspicion of having committed a criminal offense under Part 3 of Article 190 (fraud committed through illegal transactions using electronic computer technology) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Police officers once again advise citizens to be careful and not to trust strangers.
In case of suspected fraud, call the line “102".
National Police of Ukraine
