Fraudsters were detained in Kyiv who exchanged 1.2 million hryvnias of souvenirs for real currency. This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, .
KYIV. UkraineGate , 16 , May , 2022 | War News .
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The 39-year-old woman and her 43-year-old husband, having posted advertisements for cash exchange on the Internet in advance, later received an offer from the victims to exchange money. The woman acted as an “administrator” and misled the victims over the phone. her accomplice met with them in the Pechersk and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kyiv, and, in exchange for real US dollars and euros, handed over souvenir money packed in bank printed packages, “the statement said.
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According to the investigation, in this way the attackers seized the funds of citizens in the amount of 23,600 US dollars and 16,900 euros, which is more than 1.2 million hryvnias.
Militiamen detained a fraudulent duo under Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine immediately after the next scam. They have now been informed of the suspicion and have been searched.
At the request of the prosecutor’s office, the suspects were remanded in custody with a bail of UAH 496,200 each. Other facts of criminal activity of the specified persons in the territory of Kiev are established.
Source: Ukrgate