Defrauded Latvians of UAH 3 million: 11 employees of fraudulent call centers to be tried in Dnipro region
Kyiv • UNN
In Dnipropetrovs'k region, 11 members of a criminal organization who defrauded Latvian citizens of EUR 70,000 through fraudulent call centers will be tried.
In Dnipro region, 11 members of a criminal organization who defrauded Latvian citizens of 70 thousand euros will be brought to trial. UNN reports this with reference to the Prosecutor General's Office and the National Police.
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They are reportedly accused of large-scale fraud, illegal handling of weapons and involvement of minors in illegal activities (Art. 255(1), (2), (4), (28), (4), (190), (1), (263), (1), (304) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Three organizers, including a trustee of the "thief in law" nicknamed "Lasha Svan", developed a joint plan to seize funds from Latvian citizens. The defendants set up fraudulent "call centers" equipped with computer hardware with appropriate software and a client base of banking institutions. They engaged operators, including an underage girl.
Posing as employees of foreign banking institutions, the "employees" of the centers misled the victims and learned confidential bank account information. After that, they withdrew the victims' money to accounts under their control.
"The total amount illegally seized by the fraudsters amounted to more than 70 thousand euros," the PGO said.
During 30 authorized searches of the defendants' residences and call centers, computer equipment, mobile phones, draft records and firearms were seized.
Measures to neutralize the criminal organization were carried out in several stages in Ukraine and Latvia.