“In Kyiv, police investigators reported suspected members of an organized criminal group who embezzled money from EU citizens. Fraudsters offered victims to invest in cryptocurrency and securities of supposedly “promising” companies. This is reported by the police. More than 30 people were among the victims. As part of the special operation, law enforcement officers conducted 21 searches and seized significant amounts of criminally obtained cash: more than 1.4”, — write on: ua.news
In Kyiv, police investigators reported suspected members of an organized criminal group who embezzled money from EU citizens. Fraudsters offered victims to invest in cryptocurrency and securities of supposedly “promising” companies.
This is reported by the police.
More than 30 people were among the victims. As part of the special operation, law enforcement officers conducted 21 searches and seized significant amounts of criminally obtained cash: more than 1.4 million dollars, more than 5.8 million hryvnias and 17 thousand euros.
The organizer of the scheme together with two accomplices set up a call center for 20 workplaces in Kyiv. Operators called potential customers and convinced them to invest in cryptocurrency and stocks, promising high returns.
The so-called managers of VIP clients created the impression of successful trades on international exchanges among the victims. To do this, they installed special software on computers through remote access and actually monitored the actions of users, showing them fake charts and allegedly received profits.
After the defrauded depositors transferred money to the crypto wallet, the members of the group cashed them in exchange offices in Kyiv.
All members of the organized group were notified of the suspicion. They face up to 12 years in prison.
Previously in Kyiv exposed two men who cheated an American volunteer from the ranks of the Armed Forces for more than 3.2 million hryvnias promising to create “laser weapon” to destroy drones and missiles.
We will remind that People’s Deputy warned Ukrainians about fraudsters who issue a payment of 6,500 hryvnias.
