{"id":12787,"date":"2026-03-18T11:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=12787"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:18:38","slug":"ukrainian-shakhrayi-oshukaly-hromadjan-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/ukrainian-shakhrayi-oshukaly-hromadjan-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian fraudsters defraud EU citizens of UAH 15 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian<strong> fraudsters<\/strong> under the guise of Latvian banks and law enforcement officers defrauded EU citizens of a significant amount of money. The Cyberpolice of Ukraine together with Latvian law enforcement officers conducted an international operation \u00ab<strong>Scammer<\/strong>\u00bb. More than 20 victims have been identified.<\/p>\n<h2>Fraud scheme<\/h2>\n<p>The criminals from Ivano-Frankivsk called Latvian citizens, posing as bank or police officers. Under the pretext of checking accounts, they demanded to provide data to access online banking.<\/p>\n<p>The funds received were transferred to the accounts of drops, who withdrew the money in cash. The amounts were divided among the participants in the scheme.<\/p>\n<h2>Results of the searches<\/h2>\n<p>Mobile phones and computers with evidence were seized during the searches. Cyberpolice identified more than 20 affected EU citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key facts:<\/strong><br \/>\n- The amount of losses exceeded UAH 15 million<br \/>\n- Equipment and evidence seized<br \/>\n- More than 20 victims documented<\/p>\n<h2>Context.<\/h2>\n<p>Operation Scammer was conducted in cooperation with Latvian law enforcement agencies. 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