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22 April 2025, 13:31
2025-04-22
A group of pseudo-investors in cryptocurrency was exposed in Ukraine, who defrauded foreigners of over 6 million UAH. The money was received as an individual entrepreneur providing computer programming services
Ukrainian police, together with foreign colleagues, have disrupted the activities of a criminal group that organized a fraudulent scheme under the guise of cryptocurrency investments. Operating since 2022, the criminalsdefrauded Latvian citizens of over 6 million UAH, with which, in particular, they purchased luxury cars.
Ukrainian police, together with foreign colleagues, have disrupted the activities of a criminal group that organized a fraudulent scheme under the guise of cryptocurrency investments. Operating since 2022, the criminalsdefrauded Latvian citizens of over 6 million UAH, for which, in particular, they purchased luxury cars.
During an international multi-stage special operation, which took place in cooperation with Latvian law enforcement agencies and under the coordination of Europol and Eurojust, it was discovered that for their fraudulent scheme, the attackers created fake brokerage platforms that visually resembled legal trading sites. Work with potential victims was organized through an extensive network of call centers in Ukraine, the Cyberpolice reports .
The perpetrators actively advertised their pseudo-investment schemes on social media and used social engineering techniques to trick potential clients into installing remote access software that gave them control over their devices and access to their financial data.
To legalize illegally obtained funds, the group members registered as individual entrepreneurs and received payments allegedly for services in the field of computer programming.
Currently, National Police investigators have established that the total amount of losses suffered by the victims exceeds UAH 6 million in equivalent.
During the special operation, digital evidence was collected, and the movement of virtual assets from the victims' wallets to the final recipients, etc., was tracked.
Law enforcement officers, with the force support of the TacTeam special forces of the Patrol Police Department, conducted more than 30 searches in several regions of Ukraine.
Computer equipment, server equipment, crypto wallets, mobile phones, draft notes, bank cards, flash drives, as well as luxury cars purchased with stolen funds were seized.
The organizer and three perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison. At the request of investigators, the court chose preventive measures for the suspects in the form of detention and 24-hour house arrest.
