The specified persons were notified of the suspicion and a petition was sent to the court to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention.
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained fraudsters who defrauded at least 70 citizens under the guise of online sales of electronic and household appliances.
As reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, four men were detained who, under the pretext of online sales, took possession of citizens’ money (Part 3 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
As the result established, the perpetrators created online stores where they posted advertisements for the sale of electronic and household appliances (mobile phones, computers, laptops, etc.). Buyers who wanted to receive the product had to fill out a form on the website and pay for the product in full.
“After making the full payment, the fraudsters stopped communicating, did not send the goods, or sent them of poor quality,” the report says.
Currently, the investigation has collected evidence of the commission of crimes against more than 70 victims from different regions of Ukraine. However, according to preliminary data, the number of defrauded citizens may be more than 300 people.
It is noted that the participants of the scheme were detained as a result of control purchases. At the place of residence of one of them, law enforcement officers found cartridges for weapons. Prohibited items were seized and sent for examination.
The specified persons were notified of the suspicion and a petition was sent to the court to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention.
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