Thanks to the Cyber Police and investigators from the Dnipro District Police Department, an attempt by fraudsters to steal a significant amount of money from an elderly woman was thwarted. The Antifraud system enabled the rapid blockage of 500,000 hryvnias that the scammers were trying to transfer to their controlled account.
Recently, the fraudsters called the victim, posing as bank security employees, and convinced her of a supposed threat to her funds. They coerced her into providing confidential information and installing an application for remote access to her device.
In this way, the criminals gained access to her bank accounts and initiated a transfer of funds to their account.
The victim immediately contacted the police. Thanks to the Antifraud system, further transactions were blocked, preventing the loss of 500,000 hryvnias.
Currently, the police are working to identify all participants in this criminal activity and are checking for possible connections to other similar incidents.
A criminal proceeding has been opened under Part 4 of Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which carries a penalty of up to 8 years of imprisonment.
The pre-trial investigation is being conducted under the procedural supervision of the Dnipro District Prosecutor's Office in Kyiv.
The Cyber Police urges citizens to be cautious during phone calls from alleged bank employees.