Attackers sold goods and services on the Internet that do not exist, as well as organized the activities of call centers, and lured citizens' bank cards. Caused losses amount to more than 4 million hryvnia.
Cyberpolice employees, together with the investigative units of the National Police, under the procedural leadership of the prosecutor’s office, exposed 49 people involved in fraud.
The exposure took place during operational preventive measures aimed at identifying illegal call centers and online fraudsters. In almost all regions of Ukraine, cyber police identified persons who posted information on the sale of non-existent goods and services on social networks and on classified sites.
Attackers “sold” clothes, shoes, household appliances, furniture, animals, and the like. Law enforcement officers also found fictitious proposals for rental housing and wood processing services.
Similar crimes were exposed in Kiev, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkov and Cherkasy regions. There, offenders for their frauds created their own websites and demanded full prepayment for goods and services. After receiving the money, the scammers disappeared.
Also in Odessa, Zaporizhzhya and Dnepropetrovsk regions, police exposed the illegal activities of call centers. The offenders called the victims, introduced themselves as bank security officers and lured out information about bank card details.
In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a man posed as a policeman and demanded money from people for not bringing to responsibility their relatives who allegedly committed a crime.
In addition, in the Transcarpathian and Kharkov regions, cyber police officers exposed individuals, illegally issued online loans for citizens.
In Kiev, Volyn and the Vinnitsa region, cyber police stopped the activities of illegal organizations, which, under the guise of investing in profitable projects, appropriated the money of depositors.
It was preliminary established that about 500 people were affected by the actions of the attackers. The amount of damage exceeds 4 million hryvnia. Part of the losses have already been recovered. In total, law enforcement officers conducted 107 searches. During their conduct, seized mobile phones, computer equipment, bank cards, draft records and other material evidence. Found 49 people involved in the indicated online fraud. Out of this amount, 30 suspects have already been declared suspected. Ten intruders were detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
of Ukraine.
Cyberpolice employees, together with the investigative units of the National Police, under the procedural leadership of the prosecutor’s office, exposed 49 people involved in fraud.
The exposure took place during operational preventive measures aimed at identifying illegal call centers and online fraudsters. In almost all regions of Ukraine, cyber police identified persons who posted information on the sale of non-existent goods and services on social networks and on classified sites.
Attackers “sold” clothes, shoes, household appliances, furniture, animals, and the like. Law enforcement officers also found fictitious proposals for rental housing and wood processing services.
Similar crimes were exposed in Kiev, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkov and Cherkasy regions. There, offenders for their frauds created their own websites and demanded full prepayment for goods and services. After receiving the money, the scammers disappeared.
Also in Odessa, Zaporizhzhya and Dnepropetrovsk regions, police exposed the illegal activities of call centers. The offenders called the victims, introduced themselves as bank security officers and lured out information about bank card details.
In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a man posed as a policeman and demanded money from people for not bringing to responsibility their relatives who allegedly committed a crime.
In addition, in the Transcarpathian and Kharkov regions, cyber police officers exposed individuals, illegally issued online loans for citizens.
In Kiev, Volyn and the Vinnitsa region, cyber police stopped the activities of illegal organizations, which, under the guise of investing in profitable projects, appropriated the money of depositors.
It was preliminary established that about 500 people were affected by the actions of the attackers. The amount of damage exceeds 4 million hryvnia. Part of the losses have already been recovered. In total, law enforcement officers conducted 107 searches. During their conduct, seized mobile phones, computer equipment, bank cards, draft records and other material evidence. Found 49 people involved in the indicated online fraud. Out of this amount, 30 suspects have already been declared suspected. Ten intruders were detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
of Ukraine.