The case involving fraudulent call centers in Kyiv and Chernihiv has been referred to court

The Office of the Prosecutor General has filed an indictment against 12 members of a criminal organization who have been defrauding citizens through a network of call centers since 2019. 

The organizers and perpetrators are charged with fraud, money laundering, and forming a criminal group. According to the investigation, the perpetrators informed victims of fake winnings ranging from 100,000 to 750,000 UAH, demanding an advance payment for a commission or delivery fee ranging from 500 to 2,000 UAH.

Every day, the scheme’s participants sent up to 1,000 packages containing cheap household goods instead of the promised prizes, and inspecting the contents before full payment was prohibited. To launder money, the group used over 350 front sole proprietorships and 30 controlled companies. During searches, law enforcement officers seized 700 pieces of equipment, and the defendants’ assets—including 15 properties and luxury cars—were seized to cover damages. Currently, one of the suspects has been placed on an international wanted list, while the fate of the others will be decided in court.

Ukrainian law enforcement officers, in cooperation with colleagues from Europol, Eurojust, and law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Moldova and Romania, dismantled a fraudulent call center whose operators were swindling money from citizens.

Cybersecurity experts from the SBU, in cooperation with the National Agency for Combating Terrorism, Extremism, and Cybercrime of the Czech Police, detained the organizers of a fraudulent call center in Uzhhorod who were stealing from the electronic accounts of EU citizens.