Members of an organized crime group will stand trial for selling non-existent goods on the Internet
The defendants appropriated citizens' funds under the guise of selling collectible coins and antiques at a popular online auction. Law enforcement officers completed a pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment to the court.
The attackers used a well-known online auction and seized the money of citizens. A 42-year-old resident of the capital registered a fake account for conducting auctions, the administration of which he involved his 59-year-old acquaintance. The attackers displayed lots for the sale of souvenir, collectible and antique coins that they did not have in stock. “Sellers” promised the winners to send lots by mail after transferring money to bank accounts controlled by the defendants. Having received the money, the attackers “disappeared”.
It was also found that enterprising residents of the capital created and administered fake pages of stores selling various goods, including furniture, on social networks at low prices. The main condition was a full subscription. They involved a 29-year-old resident of Kharkiv in the illegal activity.
The organizer, together with an accomplice, was engaged in obtaining bank cards of so-called drops for the subsequent withdrawal of money, as well as planned criminal activities, coordinated the actions of the group members and distributed the profits between the group members.
There are 17 criminal incidents committed by the defendants. The total amount of damage caused is 330 thousand hryvnias.
Investigators of the Main Investigative Department under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General announced to the defendants the suspicion of committing criminal offenses under Part 2,3,4 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
National Police of Ukraine
