Offering fake jobs in Sweden: fraudsters cheated 40 people out of 600 thousand hryvnias

The police have served a notice of suspicion to an organized group of fraudsters who defrauded people of 600,000 hryvnias by promising them jobs in Sweden. This was reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, UNN reports.

Details

It is reported that the organizer and two members of the organized criminal group were served suspicion notices of misappropriation of property by deception committed on a large scale under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City and Dnipro District Prosecutor's Offices (Part 4, Part 5 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

A 40-year-old woman from Ivano-Frankivsk region, together with two accomplices from Kyiv, organized a fraudulent scheme, promising Ukrainians employment opportunities in Sweden, according to the investigation. The criminals used social networks, messengers and job search sites to publish job ads.

The defendants provided "consulting" services to those interested in employment abroad, telling them in detail about vacancies, working and living conditions, and explaining the procedure for processing documents. However, even this information did not convince potential victims of the fraud that the job offers in Sweden were real.

For such "consultations", the criminals demanded payment of 1,800 to 3,000 hryvnias in Ukraine and an additional 250-350 euros in Sweden. After transferring the second part of the money in Sweden, the organizer of the scheme stopped communicating with the victims.

Through this scheme, the suspects illegally "employed" at least 40 people, fraudulently obtaining UAH 600,000 from them. They face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

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