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Fraudsters defrauded three Bukovina residents: what methods of deception do criminals use?

The perpetrators fraudulently obtained confidential information from residents of the Chernivtsi district and seized their savings in the amount of over 66,000 hryvnias. Bukovyna police officers once again call on citizens to be vigilant and follow online safety rules.    This was reported by the Department of Police Communications in the Chernivtsi region. “On January 11, a 33-year-old resident of the village of Mamaivtsi appealed to the police department with a statement about fraud. The woman told the police that she had become a victim of fraudsters who offered financial assistance from the state on the Internet. Having entered into trust, the fraudsters learned confidential information from Bukovinka, after which 10,000 hryvnias were transferred from her card,” the post reads. On the same day, a 62-year-old resident of the village became a victim of fraudsters. Punk. Fraudsters, posing as bank employees, learned secret information from a Bukovyna resident and took possession of his funds in the amount of more than 7 thousand hryvnias. According to the applicant, the money was transferred to unknown bank details. 

Yesterday, January 12, a 63-year-old resident of the village of Boys The applicant told the police that when he tried to withdraw money from the international exchange, he was cheated by fraudsters. The resident of Bukovynets independently transferred 49,000 hryvnias to the accounts of fraudsters who allegedly helped him withdraw his savings. In the future, the connection with them broke off, and the man understood – he was deceived. 

The police entered information about the specified facts of illegal actions into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations under Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Pre-trial investigations are being conducted.

Bukovyna police once again emphasize not to become a victim of fraudsters – follow the basic rules of online safety:
– trust information about social benefits and financial assistance only on the official websites of institutions;
– do not follow dubious links and in no case enter confidential information concerning your bank accounts;
– trust information about social benefits and financial assistance only on the official websites of institutions and organizations;

– do not follow the instructions of strangers related to the transfer of funds.

If you still became a victim of scammers — immediately call the special line «102».

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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