Law enforcement officers in Zaporizhia region conducted searches at a group that was defrauding citizens of other countries on a «popular social network.» The perpetrators had clearly divided roles — the so-called «coders,» «workers,» and «vbivers».
Law enforcement officers in Zaporizhia region conducted searches at a group that was defrauding citizens of other countries on a «popular social network.» The perpetrators had clearly divided roles — the so-called «coders,» «workers,» and «vbivers».
As reported by the National Police, citizens of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Hungary, and a number of other countries suffered from the actions of fraudsters.
The group had its own specialists — «coders» — who wrote computer programs that created phishing resources and automated the registration of fake accounts.
Other members of the group («workers») communicated on behalf of fake sellers, manipulated behavior, and convinced them to follow phishing links and enter financial data on the attackers’ websites. After that, the «vbivers» gained access to the owners’ accounts and transferred funds to their bank cards or, with the help of «coders,» converted them into cryptocurrency.
Law enforcement officers have identified a group of individuals involved in the fraudulent scheme, mostly residents of the city of Zaporizhzhia. The criminal scheme involved various categories of individuals, each of whom performed specific functions. It was also established that the criminals operated in several European countries, defrauding foreign citizens.
Police officers, together with the TacTeam special unit of the TOR battalion of the Patrol Police Department, conducted a series of searches at the homes of fraudsters in Kyiv and Zaporizhia. Computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, and notes were seized.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 4 of Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, under which fraudsters face up to 8 years in prison. Ukrainian law enforcement officers are already cooperating with colleagues from Denmark and Finland, as well as Europol, to identify foreign accomplices, the full range of victims, and the amount of losses.
We will remind that earlier cyber police officers and investigators of the National Police exposed various criminal groups that earned millions of hryvnias from «fixed» matches in cyber sports, table tennis and football. It was reported that among those detained was the famous Ukrainian football player Artem Milevsky, however, this information was not confirmed.
