In the Cherkasy region, a woman posed as a nurse and swindled 400,000 hryvnias and $8,000 from a retiree
Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the Cherkasy District Prosecutor’s Office, a 42-year-old resident of Kyiv, who had previously been convicted, was notified that she was suspected of fraud committed by a group of individuals acting in concert under martial law. This offense falls under Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, on the evening of September 21, a 52-year-old resident of the Cherkasy region received a phone call from unknown individuals who identified themselves as employees of a medical facility. They claimed that her granddaughter had allegedly been in a traffic accident and needed urgent medical attention. According to the scammers, a significant amount of money was needed for her treatment, which was to be collected by a nurse who was supposed to come to the woman’s home.
Believing the scammers, the victim let a woman who introduced herself as a nurse into her home and handed her 400,000 hryvnias and 8,000 U.S. dollars.
The suspect was detained in Kyiv pursuant to Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. At the prosecutor’s request, the court ordered her to be held in pretrial detention.
The pretrial investigation is being conducted by investigators from the Cherkasy District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Cherkasy Oblast.
The suspect faces three to eight years in prison.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the law and by a court conviction.
This was reported by the Cherkasy Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
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