Kharkiv police stopped the activity of a fraudulent call center with a monthly turnover of three million hryvnias
The attackers rented premises in Zaporozhye, where 15 people worked. They were represented by employees of the executive service, the state treasury or banking institutions. The sphere of their “activity” was spread both on the territory of Ukraine and neighboring countries.
The operatives of the Strategic Investigations Department in Kharkiv region together with the detectives of the Investigative Directorate of the Regional Police Department exposed a fraudulent scheme to seize citizens' funds and stopped the call center's activities.
According to the investigation, a 32-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia organized the center's activities. Its employees - 15 people - from 28 to 49 years old, representing the executive service, the state treasury or banking institutions, received personal data of individuals about bank cards and accounts - details and CVV code. To do this, they used psychological methods of influence and acted according to prepared instructions. They also used a phone number replacement program to disguise their activities. Client databases were bought by attackers from DarkNet.
The fraudulently received funds were transferred to electronic wallets, cards of controlled persons, as well as converted into cryptocurrency, which were later converted into cash on the territory of Ukraine.
According to the results of the authorized searches, operatives and investigators supported by the special police regiment in Kharkiv region seized “rough” records, 55 mobile phones, more than 100 SIM cards of mobile operators and bank cards.
The issue of detaining the organizer and his accomplices and notifying them of suspicion under Part 4 of Art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is resolved.
Procedural guidance in criminal proceedings is carried out by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
For fraud, the current legislation provides for liability in the form of imprisonment for a period of 5 to 12 years with confiscation of property.
Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine
