Scammers defrauded a 25-year-old woman using a “loan money on debt” scheme

A 25-year-old resident of the regional center fell victim to online fraud. It is known that the woman received a message in the messenger «Telegram» with a request to borrow money, which came from an alleged relative.

The City Hall writes about this with reference to the Precarpathian police.

The victim, without checking the information, transferred more than 10,000 hryvnias to the account specified in the message. Later, the woman called her relative and learned that her account was hacked, and she transferred the money to the scammers. Police investigators entered this incident into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under Art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Police officers once again emphasize: before transferring money — carefully check the information. Fraudsters can introduce themselves as anyone, having hacked the account.