Scammers in Kyiv swindled UAH 3.5 million from pensioners, posing as SBU

In Kyiv, two fraudsters were exposed who posed as SBU employees and defrauded elderly women of significant sums of money.

This is reported by UNN with a reference to the Telegram channel of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.

Details

Law enforcement officers have notified two residents of Kharkiv of suspicion, who defrauded at least two elderly Kyiv women.

Under the procedural guidance of the Darnytsia District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Kyiv, two residents of Kharkiv have been notified of suspicion, who fraudulently defrauded at least two elderly Kyiv women

They are charged with Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – fraud committed in especially large amounts or by an organized group.

According to the investigation, the suspects obtained a database of contacts of pensioners who bought biologically active additives and called them, introducing themselves as SBU employees.

The fraudsters convinced the women that they were financing the enemy.

Elderly people were convinced that by buying these additives, they were financing the army of the aggressor country

The victims were offered to avoid responsibility through the "declaration" of savings.

In order to avoid criminal liability, the victims were offered to "declare" their savings. To do this, the money must be transferred to "SBU employees", and in a few days it will be returned

"In this way, one of the victims gave away 80 thousand US dollars, and the other 18 thousand US dollars and almost 260 thousand hryvnias," law enforcement officers said.

The suspects were detained after the transfer of money.

The men were detained immediately after meeting with one of the women, from whom they took money for 'declaration'

Reference

Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.