Fraudsters deceived the mother of a fallen defender out of 3 million UAH: details of the scheme.

Three men were detained in Poltava on suspicion of committing fraud. They posed as bank employees to deceive the mother of a fallen defender out of 3 million UAH. This was reported by the National Police of Ukraine.

One resident of the Rozdilna district contacted the police in Odesa and stated that she had fallen victim to fraudsters.

«The woman reported that she received a call from a person who claimed that she needed to transfer her money to other accounts because someone was trying to withdraw money from her account. She complied with their demands to safeguard her funds. The fraudsters ended up taking 3 million UAH that belonged to the mother of the fallen defender of Ukraine,» the press service reported.

Law enforcement conducted a complex of investigative measures and detained the suspects. It turned out that the three detainees were residents of Poltava aged 19, 22, and 29. Police apprehended them during procedural actions.

Currently, the three suspects have been charged under Articles 190 (Fraud committed by a group of individuals by prior agreement in conditions of martial law and in particularly large amounts) and 209 (Legalization (laundering) of property obtained through criminal means, committed by a group of individuals by prior agreement) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty for these articles is up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The court in Odesa established preventive measures, including imprisonment with the right to post bail in amounts of 3 million UAH and 3.6 million UAH for two of the detainees. The third suspect was remanded in custody in the Poltava region.

Earlier, it was reported that fraudsters spread false information about new rules for calculating pension payments through social networks and messaging apps.