In Ukraine, the activities of organized criminal groups that committed financial fraud under the guise of call centers have been exposed and stopped. In Kyiv, Lviv region, Lutsk, and Odesa region, networks that defrauded citizens both within the country and abroad have been neutralized. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, writes UNN.
In Kyiv, a network of pseudo-brokerage call centers operating under the classic fraudulent scheme of “investment support” has been liquidated. Their operators, posing as representatives of foreign brokerage companies, extorted funds from citizens of European and South Asian countries, allegedly for profitable financial investments.
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Source: UNN News
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