Network of fraudulent call centers using Deepfake to scam foreigners exposed in Odesa

In Odesa, law enforcement officers have exposed a criminal organization whose members defrauded citizens of Kazakhstan through call centers and AI. Young people aged 17 to 30 were involved in the scheme. Currently, nine members of the group have been notified of suspicion. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, according to UNN.

Details

According to the investigation, two men aged 25 and 30 created the criminal organization and recruited accomplices aged 17 to 24.

Prosecutors of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office have notified nine participants—the organizer and eight accomplices—of suspicion. They are charged with the creation of and participation in a criminal organization, as well as fraud on an especially large scale,

According to preliminary data, the suspects called victims pretending to be bank employees and law enforcement officers. They then convinced people to update their banking apps, "protect" their accounts, or allegedly prevent the financing of the so-called "special operation."

After gaining remote access to smartphones and online banking, they transferred money to controlled accounts and crypto wallets. For their operations, they used CRM systems, malicious software, and Deepfake technologies to impersonate representatives of law enforcement agencies and the National Bank of Kazakhstan,

According to the investigation, coordination of actions took place through closed Telegram channels, where roles were assigned, victim data was shared, and the movement of funds was monitored. Currently, law enforcement officers have documented at least six episodes of fraud and are determining the total amount of damages, the number of victims, and other possible participants in the scheme.

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