A resident of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa region, created fake ads on one of the social networks about the sale of a VAZ, which he did not have, and asked for money for gasoline to transport it to the "buyer" .
This is reported by the press service of the National Police.
Three citizens agreed to the offer to buy a passenger car at an attractive price. When people who wanted to buy a car contacted the “seller”, the latter emphasized the need for a meeting so that the buyer could inspect the vehicle in person. As soon as “future car owners” agreed to the intruder's terms, he asked for money for fuel in order to fill up the car and drive to the "buyer".
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000On the "hook" two men and one woman aged 24 to 43 from Sumy Oblast, Mykolaiv Oblast and Khmelnytskyi Oblast were caught by the fraudsters, who transferred “for fuel” to the defendant in total 20,580 hryvnias. After receiving the money, the attacker immediately blocked the phone numbers of the victims, deleted the old ad and placed a new one.
Realizing that they had become the victim of a fraudster, the victims turned to the police for help.
Law enforcement identified the attacker. . He turned out to be a 27-year-old resident of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.
For what he committed, the perpetrator faces up to 3 years in prison.