Олександр КузьменкоThat's Life
3 July 2026, 13:57
2026-07-03
Law enforcement officers exposed a fraudulent call center in the Lviv region that defrauded Ukrainians and Europeans of over UAH 2.7 million
The Cyber Police, together with the Security Service of Ukraine and investigators of the National Police, have dismantled a large-scale fraudulent scheme, the organizers of which were extorting money under the guise of providing financial services. The criminals convinced the victims to transfer funds to controlled cryptocurrency wallets, and then withdrew them in cash.
The Cyber Police, together with the Security Service of Ukraine and investigators of the National Police, have dismantled a large-scale fraudulent scheme, the organizers of which were extorting money under the guise of providing financial services. The criminals convinced the victims to transfer funds to controlled cryptocurrency wallets, and then withdrew them in cash.
This is reported by the official website of the Cyber Police of Ukraine. The organizers of the scheme were two residents of the Lviv region. They involved four more accomplices in the activity, among whom was one minor.
The group members posed as employees of well-known financial services. They allegedly offered clients to return funds they had previously lost on investment platforms, or provided fictitious «additional financial services.»
Currently, the investigation is aware of at least six victims from the European Union and Ukraine, whose total losses exceed UAH 2.7 million.
Law enforcement officers conducted 13 searches at the addresses of the perpetrators, in vehicles and directly in the offices where the call centers operated. During the searches, computer equipment, mobile phones, draft records, SIM cards and cash in various currencies totaling over 4 million UAH in equivalent were seized. The origin of this money is currently being investigated.
Two organizers and four accomplices were charged with fraud committed under martial law by an organized group. Five suspects were remanded in custody, and the court placed the minor participant in the scheme under house arrest. The perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
