On February 3, a 70-year-old woman contacted the Chuguiv RUP. She reported that an unknown person called her and introduced himself as a bank employee. Following the instructions of the fraudster, 29 thousand hryvnias were withdrawn from the victim's card.
On February 5, a 37-year-old man who had been scammed contacted the police. The victim reported that an unknown person had taken out a loan in the form of cryptocurrency in the amount of $350 in his name.
Another case of fraud occurred on February 7 with a 41-year-old man. He wanted to buy a car online. During the conversation with the seller, the seller offered to send him an advance payment, to which the applicant agreed. After transferring the money for the car, the "seller" did not contact him again. Thus, the man lost more than 119 thousand hryvnias.
For each of the facts, the police have opened criminal proceedings under Art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers advise to be more careful when communicating with strangers. Do not share your card details with anyone, banking secrecy is confidential information.