In Kyiv, a group of fake fortune-tellers who swindled hundreds of thousands of hryvnias from their victims online will stand trial
The Darnytskyi District Prosecutor’s Office in Kyiv has filed an indictment against four members of an organized group. According to the investigation, the suspects, under the guise of providing “esoteric” and “fortune-telling” services online, misled people and, using psychological pressure, swindled approximately 800,000 hryvnias from four victims.
Their actions are classified under Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
It was established that a resident of the Cherkasy region organized the fraudulent scheme, recruiting two other women and a man to participate. The group members advertised their “supernatural” abilities online through websites they created, offering clients online services to solve any life problems, “remove curses,” or “lift ancestral curses.” All that was required from the victims was money and their photos.
For their services, the defendants initially charged a small amount—starting at 500 UAH— and then increased the cost of their rituals, intimidating clients with “severe consequences” and “threats to the lives” of their children or loved ones if the “rituals” were not paid for and completed. In particular, lifting an “ancestral curse” cost 16,000 UAH. In this way, the members of the organized group defrauded four women of nearly 800,000 UAH.
This was reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office.
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