Ukraine and the Czech Republic have exposed a call center that defrauded investors of more than 8 million hryvnia
Ukrainian and Czech law enforcement agencies have uncovered the activities of a Kyiv-based call center whose employees are suspected of fraud and money laundering. According to the investigation, the perpetrators defrauded investors of more than 8.4 million hryvnias; 10 employees of the center have been charged.
It has been established that between 2022 and 2025, the participants in the scheme persuaded Czech citizens to invest in cryptocurrency. To persuade people to invest increasingly larger sums, they created the appearance of successful trading and rising profits in the investors’ personal accounts. In reality, however, the victims received no returns, and once they transferred their funds, they lost any chance of getting them back.
Nine victims—Czech citizens—have been identified so far. According to the investigation, the losses incurred by the victims exceed 8.4 million UAH. It was only after the victims filed complaints with Czech law enforcement agencies that a joint international investigation was launched, which led to the identification of the individuals involved in the fraudulent scheme.
The suspects include both employees who directly communicated with the “investors,” coercing them into transferring money, and individuals who handled the transfer of funds from accounts and the subsequent laundering of the money.
The suspects’ actions have been classified under Parts 3 and 4 of Article 190 and Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Prosecutors filed a motion to impose pretrial detention on the suspects. The court set bail for four suspects ranging from 266,000 UAH to 1 million UAH; three others were placed under round-the-clock house arrest; and two suspects were placed under nighttime house arrest. The Prosecutor’s Office is appealing these pretrial measures.
In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court verdict.
Source: Office of the Prosecutor General
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