It was established that residents of the region deceived customers using fake ads for the sale of goods on one of the well-known Internet sites. Law enforcement officers completed the pre-trial investigation, the indictment was sent to court. The perpetrators face up to eight years in prison.
The illegal scheme was exposed by operatives of the cyber police and the criminal investigation department of the Poltava region, together with the investigators of the regional police under the procedural leadership of the prosecutor's office, in June of this year.
A 27-year-old resident of the region organized a fraudulent scheme for taking over citizens' funds. To do this, he attracted two of his fellow countrymen. The organizer of the scheme provided instructions to the accomplices to create fake ads for the sale of goods on one of the well-known Internet sites at attractive prices. The range of goods ranged from household appliances and smartphones to auto parts that the attackers did not have in stock.
An enterprising young man and one of his accomplices communicated online with potential buyers, posing as bona fide sellers. The defendants transferred communication to instant messengers and persuaded the interlocutors to subscribe to controlled bank accounts. Having received money from clients, the attackers sent fake documents to buyers about the shipment of goods and “disappeared”.
Law enforcers found that the members of the group used a large number of phones with cards of various mobile operators, which were regularly changed, to cover up and place numerous ads. Another member of the group received the appropriate tools for committing crimes.
The police conducted searches at the places of registration and residence of the defendants. As a result, computer equipment, bank and SIM cards, documents and other evidence of illegal activity were seized.
The members of the group were informed of suspicion under Part 4 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers completed the pre-trial investigation, the indictment was sent to court. The defendants face up to eight years in prison.
The illegal scheme was exposed by operatives of the cyber police and the criminal investigation department of the Poltava region, together with the investigators of the regional police under the procedural leadership of the prosecutor's office, in June of this year.
A 27-year-old resident of the region organized a fraudulent scheme for taking over citizens' funds. To do this, he attracted two of his fellow countrymen. The organizer of the scheme provided instructions to the accomplices to create fake ads for the sale of goods on one of the well-known Internet sites at attractive prices. The range of goods ranged from household appliances and smartphones to auto parts that the attackers did not have in stock.
An enterprising young man and one of his accomplices communicated online with potential buyers, posing as bona fide sellers. The defendants transferred communication to instant messengers and persuaded the interlocutors to subscribe to controlled bank accounts. Having received money from clients, the attackers sent fake documents to buyers about the shipment of goods and “disappeared”.
Law enforcers found that the members of the group used a large number of phones with cards of various mobile operators, which were regularly changed, to cover up and place numerous ads. Another member of the group received the appropriate tools for committing crimes.
The police conducted searches at the places of registration and residence of the defendants. As a result, computer equipment, bank and SIM cards, documents and other evidence of illegal activity were seized.
The members of the group were informed of suspicion under Part 4 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers completed the pre-trial investigation, the indictment was sent to court. The defendants face up to eight years in prison.
