Selling non-existent clothes on Instagram: Kyiv resident to be tried for fraud

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A 23-year-old Kyiv resident defrauded 129 people across Ukraine of almost UAH 85,000 by selling non-existent women's clothing on Instagram.

The prosecutor's office served a notice of suspicion to a Kyiv resident who sold non-existent women's clothing for almost UAH 85,000 on Instagram. Customers transferred money to the fraudster, after which he blocked buyers. This was reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, UNN reports .

The Sviatoshynskyi District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv sent to court an indictment against a 23-year-old resident of Kyiv on charges of committing 129 episodes of fraud (Part 1, Part 2 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),

- the statement said.

Details

The investigation established that the Kyiv resident created several pages selling clothes on Instagram, where he posted fake photos and videos of women's clothing.

The prices were lower than in other stores, so the seller promised to send the goods only after full prepayment to his bank card.

Customers agreed and transferred him 500 to 2200 hryvnias for non-existent women's clothing, but never received their purchases. After receiving the money, the man blocked the customers. The fraudster's victims included 129 people from all over Ukraine. In total, he defrauded customers of almost UAH 85 thousand,

- the prosecutor's office added.

Recall

In Kyiv , two people were notified of suspicion of drug trafficking - they were found to be in possession of a kilogram of cocaine, which was supplied from the Netherlands and sold exclusively in large quantities for cryptocurrency. The dealers earned more than UAH 12 million a month.

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