Odesa brothers tricked a million from former prisoners: how the scammers operated

According to hvylya.net: The National Police reported the uncovering of a scheme where a criminal organization was siphoning off funds intended for servicemen returning from captivity. The police indicate that the criminals demanded one-time codes from SMS messages to gain access to the victims' accounts and carry out thefts. The scammers managed to seize over a million hryvnias and caused significant damage.

During the calls received on line 102, we found that Ukrainian servicemen who were once in captivity in Russia were released from the colonies, and they were promised the money allocated to them on bank cards. However, when they tried to withdraw the money, they discovered that these funds were nowhere to be found.

As a result of the law enforcement actions, it was possible to identify and halt the activities of this criminal group, which will help prevent similar frauds in the future.