Malefactors from places of deprivation of liberty deceived more than a dozen Ukrainians under the guise of selling non-existent car parts. The indictment against the participants of the fraudulent scheme was sent to the court. The sanction of the article provides for up to 12 years of imprisonment.
In February, the cyber police of Lviv region, together with investigators of the investigation department of the regional Central Board under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, documented the illegal activities of an organized criminal group consisting of three people.
While serving sentences for other crimes in places of deprivation of liberty in the Lviv region, the defendants organized a "sale" of auto parts. To do this, they created fake accounts on the social network Facebook and placed corresponding ads.
After receiving subscriptions for goods to controlled bank accounts from citizens, the organizer and two performers stopped contacting each other. Accordingly, buyers never received the ordered auto parts.
During the pre-trial investigation, the cyber police identified three more accomplices of the defendants who were looking for bank cards for members of the group.
Law enforcement officers conducted five searches on the territory of the city of Lviv, Lviv and Zaporozhye regions: at the place of residence of one of the defendants and in correctional institutions. Mobile phones, bank and SIM cards, as well as notes were seized.
Investigators of the State Tax Service of Ukraine in the Lviv region have identified 13 citizens who suffered from the illegal activities of scammers. The attackers were declared suspicious.
Now law enforcement officers have completed the investigation and sent an indictment to the court under Part 4, 5 of Article 190 (Fraud). The Criminal Code of Ukraine. Malefactors face up to twelve years in prison with confiscation of property.
• Source: https://www.npu.gov.ua/news/prodava...ni-sudytymut-chleniv-zlochynnoho-uhrupovannia
In February, the cyber police of Lviv region, together with investigators of the investigation department of the regional Central Board under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, documented the illegal activities of an organized criminal group consisting of three people.
While serving sentences for other crimes in places of deprivation of liberty in the Lviv region, the defendants organized a "sale" of auto parts. To do this, they created fake accounts on the social network Facebook and placed corresponding ads.
After receiving subscriptions for goods to controlled bank accounts from citizens, the organizer and two performers stopped contacting each other. Accordingly, buyers never received the ordered auto parts.
During the pre-trial investigation, the cyber police identified three more accomplices of the defendants who were looking for bank cards for members of the group.
Law enforcement officers conducted five searches on the territory of the city of Lviv, Lviv and Zaporozhye regions: at the place of residence of one of the defendants and in correctional institutions. Mobile phones, bank and SIM cards, as well as notes were seized.
Investigators of the State Tax Service of Ukraine in the Lviv region have identified 13 citizens who suffered from the illegal activities of scammers. The attackers were declared suspicious.
Now law enforcement officers have completed the investigation and sent an indictment to the court under Part 4, 5 of Article 190 (Fraud). The Criminal Code of Ukraine. Malefactors face up to twelve years in prison with confiscation of property.
• Source: https://www.npu.gov.ua/news/prodava...ni-sudytymut-chleniv-zlochynnoho-uhrupovannia
