A group of fraudsters cheated on the mother of the dead military for UAH 7.5 million - the Office of the Prosecutor General

According to the investigation, they called the victim with proposals to invest in a foreign investment company. Promised to receive a percentage of the contribution. The attacker assured her that it was more profitable than the proposals of Ukrainian banks. For six months, the woman in parts made money to the company open to her, by transferring cash to the trusted person of the suspect or independently transferred funds to bank cards.

"What she was deceived, she was clear only after trying to withdraw her investment and additionally paid for this" insurance interest ", but she never received money," - said in a message of law enforcement. Investigators found that in the period from November 2022 to April 2023, the suspect had been looking for a woman for almost UAH 7 million. The total amount, which was illegally taken by fraudsters, who whose persons are set amounted to UAH 7. 5 million.

"These are the funds that a woman received as a financial assistance from the state after the death of her son in the war. She was the victim herself is a native of Donetsk region, but in connection with the war moved to Uzhgorod," the press service of the department reported. The suspect in fraudulent actions was detained in the Kyiv region. He was informed of suspicion of fraud committed by a group of persons in particularly large sizes (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code).

The sanction of the Stanna provides for imprisonment for a term of five to twelve years with confiscation of property. He is currently chosen by a preventive measure - detention with the possibility of making UAH 13. 2 million of collateral. Law enforcement officers have already conducted about 50 searches in different regions of Ukraine. All the circumstances of the case are currently being established.