Police expose fraudster who defrauded women of UAH 220,000 through a dating site

In the Kharkiv region, a 32-year-old resident of the village of Rozdollya, Lozivskyi district, was exposed, who fraudulently seized the funds of three women in the amount of UAH 220,000 on a dating site.

This was reported by the communications department of the Kharkiv region police.

According to their information, the woman registered on a dating site under the names Serhiy and Matviy. As is known, using other people's photos, the offender met women, then switched to communicating on the Telegram messenger. 

The offender said that she had difficulties with money, she did not have enough for a bulletproof vest, first aid kit, and ammunition. For seven months, the victims transferred money for the needs of a virtual husband.

One of the women suspected the “husband” of deception, contacted the bank where she transferred the funds, reported the crime, and filed a fraud complaint with the police.

Law enforcement officers entered the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under Part 3 of Art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The police exposed the perpetrator, she gave truthful testimony and said that she had deceived women for her own benefit.

On January 24, the perpetrator was reported on suspicion of fraud.