Law enforcement officers urge – if you receive calls from unknown persons and demand funds for the treatment of relatives, verify this information by calling directly to those in question. Don’t let scammers fool you!
On September 9, the police received a report from a 78-year-old resident of Chervonograd that an unknown person fraudulently took possession of her money.
Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Lviv Oblast Police, as well as the investigative-operational group of the Chervonohrad District Police Department, worked at the scene of the incident. According to the law enforcement officers, an unknown man called the pensioner and said that her daughter urgently needed funds for an operation. Later, the perpetrator came to the victim’s house, where the pensioner handed him money in the amount of 40,000 hryvnias, 1,000 US dollars and 100 euros.
Through the conducted measures, the police quickly established that a 46-year-old resident of the city of Lysychansk, Luhansk region, was involved in the crime. He was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, money was seized from the perpetrator.
According to the fact, the investigators opened criminal proceedings under part 2 of Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty provided by the article is imprisonment for a term of up to three years.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
The police once again call on citizens – if unknown people call you and give you information about your relatives, while demanding money for treatment, first of all, call the person in question and find out if it is true. Never give strangers your home address or give them money.
In the event that you have become a victim of fraudsters, immediately report it to the police on the emergency line 102.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police