In Kyiv, scammers contacted various charitable foundations with requests allegedly from military units, and resold the assistance received in the form of tactical weapons, medical equipment and first aid kits.
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Two residents of Kiev, born in 1990 and 1992, defrauded philanthropists of at least 1.7 million UAH.
They were detained and face up to 8 years in prison.
According to the investigation, the suspects, having no connection with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, sent letters to charitable foundations and volunteer organizations on behalf of military units requesting humanitarian assistance.
Representatives of charitable foundations contacted the scammers at the phone numbers they provided and agreed to provide the necessary assistance.
Subsequently, under the guise of representatives of military units, in military uniform, with the seals of supposedly these units, they received from representatives of the funds tactical weapons, medical equipment and first aid kits, sold at their own discretion.
At the same time, an act of acceptance of the transfer of assistance was drawn up. As proof of assistance from the military unit’s fund, the scammers even agreed to take a group photo.
The fraud was exposed when representatives of the charitable foundation contacted one of the military units to confirm that they had received assistance, but the military reported that they had not written any letters to the foundation and had not received assistance.
Currently, the suspects’ involvement in seven episodes of fraud has been established.
Source: Racurs
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