In Bukovina, scammers swindled almost five million hryvnias in a month: what schemes do they use?

In Bukovina, people continue to lose money to scammers. In 20 days of January 2025, scammers swindled Bukovinians out of more than five million hryvnias. After all, someone wants to receive “cash assistance”, and someone wants to “earn” on the Internet. This is how scammers catch gullible people.

“MB” found out what schemes scammers use and how not to fall into their trap.

They pretend to be bank employees

“The victim of fraudsters was a 62-year-old resident of the village of Panka. The fraudsters, posing as bank employees, found out from the Bukovin resident the secret information of his card and seized the man's funds in the amount of over seven thousand hryvnias. According to the applicant, the money was transferred to unknown bank details,” &ndash ; the communications department of the National Police in the region said. b>
“A 33-year-old resident of the village of Mamaivtsi filed a complaint with the police. She told the police that she became a victim of fraudsters who offered financial aid from the state on the Internet. After gaining confidence, the fraudsters learned confidential information from Bukovinka, after which 10 thousand hryvnias disappeared from her card.

Scammers also offer money supposedly for the purchase of solid fuel. This is how a 38-year-old resident of the village of Sucheveni lost 75 thousand hryvnias. Bukovynka followed the link and after authorization on an unknown website discovered that funds had been withdrawn from her account.

A 52-year-old resident of the Dnistrovskyi district fell into a similar fraudulent trap. The woman also followed the link to allegedly receive “eDopomogy” and entered her bank card details. Because of this, the woman lost 30 thousand hryvnias”, – the police said.
“Work” on the Internet

“A 21-year-old resident of the Chernivtsi district also became a victim of scammers. The applicant told the police that while earning money online by watching and sharing videos on the Internet, he was deceived by scammers. The man believed in the profit and personally transferred more than 39 thousand hryvnias to an unknown account for the transition to a “higher level of earnings”, – say the police.

Attention!

The police once again emphasize: in order not to become a victim of scammers, follow the basic rules of online security:

– get 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 related to your bank accounts;
– do not follow the instructions of strangers related to the transfer of funds.
If you still become a victim of scammers, immediately call special line at number 102.