< img src = "/uploads/blogs/78/63/ib-FQ52cttd_fc7afd08.jpg" Alt = "Internet Shakhrai was cheated by three Ukrainians for more than 150 thousand hryvnias"/> ~ ~ ~ < P >< Strong > Criminals use phone calls, counterfeit bank messages and schemes with prepayment on the Internet 0 ~/p > ~ ~ ~ > 62 > 62 > 62 < p > In the Chuguev district, the victims of fraudsters were a pensioner, a man who was issued a loan in cryptocurrency and a buyer of a car that lost more than 119 thousand UAH

~ < P > reports it in the SUNP Communications Department in Kharkiv Oblast.

< P > During the first week of February in the Chuguev district, three cases of fraud were recorded, which OB & Rsquo; unconfixes one common feature & mdash; Victims' credibility.

< p > 3 February 70-year-old woman called an unknown and, introducing himself an employee of the bank, forced her to follow the instructions, after which he wrote off 29 thousand UAH

from the account. < p > February 5 37-year-old man learned that on his name & Rsquo; I unknown to form an online credit in cryptocurrency worth 350 dollars.

< p > February 7 41-year-old resident of the region, trying to buy a car on the Internet, sent a prepayment of 119 thousand UAH after that “seller” disappeared and the man was left without money and a dreamy car.

< P > In all cases, police opened criminal proceedings under Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud). Law enforcement officers urge citizens to be careful: not to transfer bank cards to strangers, not to agree to the prepayment for the goods and to check information before financial transactions.

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Natasha Kumar

By 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