The perpetrator created fake accounts on social media, posing as a «healer» and offering various rituals, from removing «curses» to searching for missing persons. Prices ranged from 400 to 4,500 hryvnias depending on the «complexity» of the task. He faces up to eight years in prison for his actions. 
The scheme was uncovered by officers from the Dnipro Police Department in collaboration with cybercrime specialists and under the supervision of the Dnipro District Prosecutor's Office in Kyiv. During the investigation, it was revealed that a 28-year-old man from Kyiv had developed a method to extract money: he created accounts on popular social networks where, pretending to be a «shaman», he communicated with «clients» and offered «services» for supposedly removing «curses», searching for missing persons, and conducting «healing rituals» for illnesses.
Once the money was transferred to his bank card, the fraudster would cease all communication with the clients and block them on social media.
Currently, police have documented 7 episodes of fraud committed by this individual. Efforts are ongoing to identify other victims. 
Investigators have charged the suspect under part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – fraud. The penalty for this charge can be up to eight years in prison.
Kyiv Police warns about dangerous criminal schemes and urges citizens to be more cautious, and to report any instances of fraud or other illegal activities to the police.