“Pseudoinvestment in Kyiv exposed cryptocurrency: dozens of deceived and half a million losses of Kyivans created a fake investment project on Telegram and 78 people were cheated for 500 thousand hryvnias. The fraudsters promised high income from cryptocurrency investments, but appropriated customers.”, – WRITE ON: Unn.ua
… The indictment against three Kievans was sent to court on charges of fraud under the guise of investing in a cryptocurrency (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
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According to the investigation, in October 2023, the group members created and administered the 1million Community Telegram channel, where they advertised high wages and raised money for their own cards.
The defendants assured that investors they would put in the cryptocurrency, and in a few days they would return everything with interest. After that, they said that their payment was successful, and in order to withdraw the money earned, it is necessary to pay the commission. When investors invested larger sums, they were blocked.
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In order to attract new clients, the group members published fake feedback from satisfied people who seemed to have received considerable profits.
Currently, 78 victims have been installed, who were searched for more than UAH 500,000 under this scheme.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the accused partially compensated the damage caused to the victim.
The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.
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