Cyber police of Kiev exposed two citizens in the manufacture of fake COVID certificates and PCR tests
Offenders on the Internet advertised services for the production of fake medical documentation without undergoing laboratory tests and vaccinations. The defendants acted on behalf of a well-known Ukrainian clinic.
The illegal activities of the pair of cohabitants were exposed by employees of the Kyiv Cybercrime Office together with investigators of the Solomensky Police Department and representatives of the Ministry of Digital Affairs.
A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman created a chatbot in an instant messenger, where they accepted orders for the production of fake medical records. Without undergoing laboratory tests, citizens were offered PCR tests with a negative result for COVID-19, as well as international vaccination certificates. PCR tests were sold for 600 hryvnias, and the vaccination certificate cost 1200 hryvnias.
In their activities, the offenders used fake seals and the logo of a famous Ukrainian clinic. According to preliminary estimates, the couple managed to produce about 200 fake medical documents.
In the residence of the defendants and in their car, law enforcement officers conducted searches with the involvement of the special purpose police regiment No. 1. According to the results, laptops, mobile phones, bank cards, as well as forms for PCR tests for coronavirus were seized. As a result of the inspection of the seized equipment, correspondence about the order of pseudo-certificates was found and the forms for their manufacture were found.
Criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Procedural management is carried out by the Solomenskaya District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv.
Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine
