In Kyiv, two female retirees handed over 3 million hryvnias for an "SBU audit" – the organizer of the criminal scheme has been notified of suspicion
Kyiv • UNN
A native of Latvia defrauded Kyiv residents of 3 million UAH under the pretext of an SBU audit regarding the purchase of dietary supplements. The organizer of the scheme has already been notified of suspicion.
Under the procedural guidance of the Shevchenkivska District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv, a 53-year-old stateless native of Latvia has been notified of suspicion for organizing a fraudulent scheme to seize money from elderly people. This was reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, according to UNN.
It was established that pensioners who had previously purchased dietary supplements of Russian origin were called on their mobile phones and informed that they had sponsored the aggressor country, and therefore needed to appear for interrogation at the SBU and hand over all their savings for verification.
For instance, one victim – a 71-year-old Kyiv resident – handed over 1.9 million UAH "for verification." Another pensioner, aged 76, gave the fraudsters 160,000 UAH, over 10,000 USD, and 11,000 EUR.
The organizer of the fraud used a 75-year-old woman as a courier, who was also initially asked to "hand over money for verification."
However, since she had no savings, she was recruited to help the special services by collecting money from other pensioners. The elderly woman believed she was truly assisting the SBU, so she handed over the money received from the victims to the organizer of the scheme.
The organizer of the fraud has been identified and notified of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.