Ukrainians scammed out of millions of hryvnias as the organizer of a fraudulent call center is uncovered in a temporarily occupied area.
According to the investigation, the suspects established an operational fraudulent call center in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk. By employing a technique known as "vishing," they posed as employees of bank security services and tricked victims into giving away their money.
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The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has reported this.
During conversations with the victims, the perpetrators claimed there were suspicious financial transactions involving their bank cards. Under the guise of providing qualified assistance, the suspects gave instructions and guidance to the citizens, ultimately gaining full access to their online banking accounts.
Currently, 24 victims have been identified, suffering a total loss of at least 3 million hryvnias. All victims are citizens of Ukraine.
At this time, the organizer and three members of the organized group have been charged with fraud (parts 4, 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).