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Fraudsters defrauded a woman of over 70 thousand hryvnias through a fake website

A 53-year-old resident of the Ternopil district became the victim of such a scheme. The woman lost over 70 thousand hryvnias.

A resident of one of the villages of the Velikohayiv community contacted the officers of the Ternopil city police department No. 1 and reported that unknown persons had stolen over 80 thousand hryvnias from her bank card. According to the applicant, she saw information on one of the social networks about the possibility of receiving assistance. To apply, she had to follow the link. As it turned out, it was a phishing site. After the woman entered her bank card details, she began to receive notifications about the withdrawal of funds from her account.

There are many examples of such scams. In order not to fall for the scammers' hook, you need to follow simple rules: get information only from official sources, not social networks or messengers, do not follow dubious hyperlinks, keep your card's CVV and PIN codes, login and password for online banking secret, do not enter payment card details on unfamiliar and suspicious websites.

A criminal case has been initiated into the fraud in accordance with Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigative and operational measures are ongoing.

Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116

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