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National Police together with Czech law enforcement officers eliminated the activities of an international fraudulent call center and extradited foreigners
Police officers have exposed a criminal organization that implemented a large-scale scheme to steal citizens' funds using "vishing" and "spoofing". About 100 episodes of criminal activity by the defendants were documented, where the victims were deceived for $2.5 million.
The criminal activity of the fraudsters was stopped by investigators of the Main Investigation Department and operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police, under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General and with the support of Europol and Eurojust within the framework of international cooperation with law enforcement agencies of the Czech Republic.
By misleading the victims about the hacking of their bank accounts and the need to transfer funds to safe accounts or purchase cryptocurrency, the defendants appropriated more than $2.5 million. Police detained two Czech citizens and two Moldovan citizens who were part of the group.
According to the investigation, citizens of Ukraine were also involved in organizing a large-scale international fraudulent scheme. Together with representatives of other countries, in particular the Czech Republic, the Republic of Moldova, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, they ensured the operation of call centers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovograd, and Kyiv regions.
Criminal police operatives established that the call center, which had been operating since 2023, was organized by a resident of Dnipro. Together with the co-organizer of the fraudulent scheme, he attracted residents of several regions of Ukraine and foreigners who spoke Czech to the criminal activity.
Call center employees called the victims under the guise of bank employees and reported that their bank accounts had been hacked. The victims were offered to temporarily transfer funds to other "safe bank accounts" or were offered to buy bitcoins at a favorable rate.
During the calls, the fraudsters used the so-called phone number substitution, that is, they imitated any phone number they needed, as a result of which the victims had the impression that they were being called from the bank's support service. During
the investigation, the police documented about 100 episodes of the group's criminal activity, as a result of which citizens suffered more than $2.5 million in losses.
Law enforcement officers conducted 21 searches at the places of residence of the defendants, in their vehicles and in the call center. During the searches, they seized more than $68 thousand, money in euros and hryvnias and other material evidence of criminal activity.
The police detained citizens of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Moldova in accordance with Article 582 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine "Features of the detention of a person who has committed a criminal offense outside of Ukraine."
The detainees were given extradition arrest as a preventive measure. On September 23, 2024, the perpetrators were handed over to law enforcement agencies of the Czech Republic.
National Police investigators are investigating the criminal activities of the group within the framework of criminal proceedings under Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Fraud committed on an especially large scale or by an organized group). The sanction of the article provides for punishment - up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Documentation of the criminal activities of the defendants is carried out by the created joint international investigation team.
source : https://www.npu.gov.ua/news/natspol...iskoho-kol-tsentru-ta-ekstraduvala-inozemtsiv
Police officers have exposed a criminal organization that implemented a large-scale scheme to steal citizens' funds using "vishing" and "spoofing". About 100 episodes of criminal activity by the defendants were documented, where the victims were deceived for $2.5 million.
The criminal activity of the fraudsters was stopped by investigators of the Main Investigation Department and operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police, under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General and with the support of Europol and Eurojust within the framework of international cooperation with law enforcement agencies of the Czech Republic.
By misleading the victims about the hacking of their bank accounts and the need to transfer funds to safe accounts or purchase cryptocurrency, the defendants appropriated more than $2.5 million. Police detained two Czech citizens and two Moldovan citizens who were part of the group.
According to the investigation, citizens of Ukraine were also involved in organizing a large-scale international fraudulent scheme. Together with representatives of other countries, in particular the Czech Republic, the Republic of Moldova, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, they ensured the operation of call centers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovograd, and Kyiv regions.
Criminal police operatives established that the call center, which had been operating since 2023, was organized by a resident of Dnipro. Together with the co-organizer of the fraudulent scheme, he attracted residents of several regions of Ukraine and foreigners who spoke Czech to the criminal activity.
Call center employees called the victims under the guise of bank employees and reported that their bank accounts had been hacked. The victims were offered to temporarily transfer funds to other "safe bank accounts" or were offered to buy bitcoins at a favorable rate.
During the calls, the fraudsters used the so-called phone number substitution, that is, they imitated any phone number they needed, as a result of which the victims had the impression that they were being called from the bank's support service. During
the investigation, the police documented about 100 episodes of the group's criminal activity, as a result of which citizens suffered more than $2.5 million in losses.
Law enforcement officers conducted 21 searches at the places of residence of the defendants, in their vehicles and in the call center. During the searches, they seized more than $68 thousand, money in euros and hryvnias and other material evidence of criminal activity.
The police detained citizens of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Moldova in accordance with Article 582 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine "Features of the detention of a person who has committed a criminal offense outside of Ukraine."
The detainees were given extradition arrest as a preventive measure. On September 23, 2024, the perpetrators were handed over to law enforcement agencies of the Czech Republic.
National Police investigators are investigating the criminal activities of the group within the framework of criminal proceedings under Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Fraud committed on an especially large scale or by an organized group). The sanction of the article provides for punishment - up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Documentation of the criminal activities of the defendants is carried out by the created joint international investigation team.
source : https://www.npu.gov.ua/news/natspol...iskoho-kol-tsentru-ta-ekstraduvala-inozemtsiv