Prosecutor’s Office: Pseudo-volunteers who cheated UAH 1.3 million across country will be tried in Dnipropetrovsk region. PHOTOS
A group of people who used online banking across the country to defraud people organising fundraising to help the army will be tried in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
"Prosecutors of the Kamianske District Prosecutor's Office sent to court an indictment against four members of an organised group on the facts of theft, fraud and unauthorised interference with information (automated) systems (part 3 of article 28, part 4 of article 185, part 4 of article 190, part 1 of article 362 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the statement said.
The investigation established that the defendants, residents of the Kamianske district, found information on social media about raising funds to help and treat servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the correspondence in the messenger, they introduced themselves as volunteers of international organisations and offered financial assistance in foreign currency.
Under the guise of converting funds, the defendants gained access to the victims' online banking and embezzled money by transferring it to accounts under their control.
It was established that the pseudo-volunteers defrauded almost 100 residents of different regions of Ukraine. The amount of losses is UAH 1.3 million.
During the authorised searches of their residences, law enforcement officers seized mobile phones, 300 SIM cards, computers, laptops, electronic storage devices, bank cards, draft records, cash in various currencies totalling almost UAH 800 thousand.
The members of the organised group are currently in custody.
