Law enforcers expose “international” currency fraudster in Lviv
It has been established that a 28-year-old Lviv resident, using fake accounts, cheated a Ukrainian woman who was abroad of more than UAH 36,000. The victim has been compensated for the losses, and the suspect faces imprisonment for up to eight years.
The offender was exposed by investigators of the Lviv District Police Department No. 1 jointly with operatives of the Cybercrime Department in Lviv region, under the supervision of the Halych District Prosecutor’s Office.
The suspect created a fake link in one of the messengers and joined the group “Ukrainian women in Dubai”, where he posted an ad for currency exchange. In particular, the ad contained an offer to exchange dirhams for Ukrainian hryvnias on favourable terms.
A member of the group, a Ukrainian woman who was in Dubai, responded to the ad and agreed to exchange hryvnias for dirhams. The offender created a fake receipt for the transfer of dirhams and sent it to the victim, whose account was debited with UAH 36600. However, the woman never received the dirhams.
The criminal was served a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offence stipulated by Part 4 Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the investigation is ongoing. The indictment was sent to the court for consideration. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.
Lviv regional police communication department