Criminal group defrauds elderly people of UAH 577 thousand, leader and members to stand trial
Kyiv • UNN
Three members of a criminal group and a local criminal authority defrauded elderly people of almost UAH 577,000 through a fraudulent scheme called "your relative got into an accident.
Three members of a criminal group and a local criminal boss who defrauded elderly people of about UAH 577 thousand will be tried. This is reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Sumy region, UNN reports.
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The Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office has completed an investigation and sent to court an indictment against three members of a criminal group and a local criminal authority who defrauded the elderly of a significant amount of money.
According to the prosecution, a 40-year-old resident of Sumy, with a rich criminal record, organized a fraudulent scheme called "your relative got into an accident" to enrich himself illegally. He involved two other people from Sumy region and prisoners serving their sentences in Luhansk region in the scheme.
A criminal authority from Sumy region, known in local criminal circles, forced the fraudsters to transfer part of the money they had stolen to a "mutual fund".
The criminals used phone calls to inform pensioners about deliberate accidents, luring them to pay significant sums of money for emergency treatment and explaining fake situations.
As a result, the fraudsters were able to defraud four people of UAH 577 thousand. The activity of this criminal group was stopped by joint efforts of the Main Directorate of the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine.
