A resident of Stryi defrauded his veteran friend of nearly 212 thousand hryvnias.
According to the investigation, from the end of January to mid-March 2024, a 28-year-old man defrauded his friend, a veteran discharged from the army due to injuries. **The 51-year-old resident of Stryi district** requested help with financial operations because his health condition did not allow him to travel to the district center. Taking advantage of his friend’s trust, the suspect offered to accomplish this without visiting financial institutions – online. To do this, he asked for all the necessary information to access internet banking. Additionally, the man photographed his friend’s documents and surreptitiously took possession of his SIM card, the number of which was linked to the bank.
Subsequently, with such confidential information, the Stryi resident took out online loans using the veteran’s details and card. He transferred the funds obtained in this way to his own card and used them for his own purposes, cutting off communication with the victim. In total, over a month and a half, the suspect processed 23 loans totaling almost 212 thousand UAH.
When creditors began to massively call the former military man demanding repayment of the debts, he, following his lawyer’s advice, contacted the police. Under the procedural guidance of the Stryi district prosecutor’s office, the Stryi resident was notified of suspicion of fraud and unauthorized interference in the operation of an information (automated) network (Part 4 of Article 190, Part 1 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Stryi district police department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv region.
Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until proven guilty through legal processes and confirmed by a court verdict.