The swindler, pretending to be an employee of a state customs warehouse, created fake groups on social networks where he posted advertisements about “confiscated” goods. He took advance payments from buyers and then blocked them. Currently, the person involved has received 21 suspicions of fraud.
In Uman, a fraudster defrauded people who wanted to buy computer equipment, cars and other “confiscated” goods out of about 100 thousand hryvnia.
The “seller” convinced buyers that the goods were available at the state customs warehouse, and that he himself was its employee.
In advertisements posted on social networks, the swindler promised people a price below the market price. But after receiving the advance payment, the attacker blocked the buyers and no longer contacted them. Therefore, more than two dozen people fell into the fraudulent trap.
Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Cherkasy region, together with operatives of the Uman district police department, exposed the fraudster. Law enforcement officers conducted an authorized search at his home and seized computer equipment, rough notes and mobile phones as material evidence in criminal proceedings.
It turned out that the 39-year-old Uman resident already had a criminal record and is a defendant for similar crimes.
Based on the fact of fraud, investigators, under the procedural guidance of the Uman District Prosecutor's Office, announced 21 suspicions against the defendant under Part 1 and Part 2 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Police are still checking the suspect for involvement in other similar crimes.
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In April 2022, a 28-year-old resident of the Solonyansky district created an account on a social network and filled it with photographs of another person.
Under a false name, the suspect met a 21-year-old man and began communicating with them, and after a while she asked to help her with money for treatment. Without doubting her sincerity, the victim transferred 236 thousand hryvnia to his “beloved”. The police established that the suspect also deceived the man's mother - she defrauded the woman of almost 60 thousand hryvnia.
Police officers collected evidence of the defendant’s involvement in fraudulent activities and informed the woman of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 3 of Art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. She faces up to 8 years in prison. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
In Uman, a fraudster defrauded people who wanted to buy computer equipment, cars and other “confiscated” goods out of about 100 thousand hryvnia.
The “seller” convinced buyers that the goods were available at the state customs warehouse, and that he himself was its employee.
In advertisements posted on social networks, the swindler promised people a price below the market price. But after receiving the advance payment, the attacker blocked the buyers and no longer contacted them. Therefore, more than two dozen people fell into the fraudulent trap.
Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Cherkasy region, together with operatives of the Uman district police department, exposed the fraudster. Law enforcement officers conducted an authorized search at his home and seized computer equipment, rough notes and mobile phones as material evidence in criminal proceedings.
It turned out that the 39-year-old Uman resident already had a criminal record and is a defendant for similar crimes.
Based on the fact of fraud, investigators, under the procedural guidance of the Uman District Prosecutor's Office, announced 21 suspicions against the defendant under Part 1 and Part 2 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Police are still checking the suspect for involvement in other similar crimes.
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In April 2022, a 28-year-old resident of the Solonyansky district created an account on a social network and filled it with photographs of another person.
Under a false name, the suspect met a 21-year-old man and began communicating with them, and after a while she asked to help her with money for treatment. Without doubting her sincerity, the victim transferred 236 thousand hryvnia to his “beloved”. The police established that the suspect also deceived the man's mother - she defrauded the woman of almost 60 thousand hryvnia.
Police officers collected evidence of the defendant’s involvement in fraudulent activities and informed the woman of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 3 of Art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. She faces up to 8 years in prison. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
