Prosecutors of the Stryi District Prosecutor’s Office have completed a pre-trial investigation regarding a 40-year-old resident of the district, accused of theft and fraud.
The investigation found that in February 2023, the accused defrauded a National Guard soldier by creating a fake social media account. She impersonated another person, abused the victim’s trust, and pretended to have a close relationship.
The woman repeatedly asked the 21-year-old soldier for money under false pretenses, such as a brother’s funeral and treatment after a car accident. The total amount of transfers reached almost 130 thousand UAH.
She also convinced the soldier to send her a bank card to pay a deposit for a house, which allowed her to steal almost 800 thousand UAH from his account.
The pre-trial investigation was conducted by the Stryi District Police Department, with operational support from the Cybercrime Counteraction Department of the Lviv Region.