A fraudulent scheme known as 'your relative is in trouble' was discovered in Kyiv. A pensioner was deceived out of over 600 thousand hryvnias, but one of the perpetrators has already been detained. According to the Obolon District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv, a 21-year-old man has been charged with fraud against a 79-year-old pensioner.
According to the investigation, this young man approached the elderly man and took 15,000 US dollars for an undisclosed operation for his son, who he stated had been involved in a traffic accident and needed urgent assistance.
After the pensioner transferred the money to the stranger, he called his son and only then realized that he had fallen victim to fraud. The detained 'doctor's son' was deprived of part of the money he received from the victim, amounting to about 100 thousand hryvnias. This money was confiscated and returned to the victim.
Ongoing investigations into this case are underway, but it is important to remember the schemes of fraud to avoid similar situations in the future.