Within the framework of a joint international investigation under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General, in cooperation with law enforcement agencies of the Czech Republic, a large-scale special operation was conducted, during which a number of fraudulent call centers were dismantled and the activities of a transnational criminal organization operating in Ukraine and the Czech Republic were halted.

It has been established that a Ukrainian, involving citizens from both Ukraine and the Czech Republic in illegal activities, organized fraudulent call centers aimed at seizing funds from foreign citizens. The fraudsters made phone calls, posing as employees of banks and law enforcement agencies in the Czech Republic.

Under the guise of protecting the victims' funds on an allegedly "hacked bank account," the perpetrators misled them and forced them to transfer money to controlled accounts.

Thus, illegal acquisition of an amount equivalent to nearly 10 million UAH from citizens of the Czech Republic has been documented.

Law enforcement officers conducted over 40 searches in the territories of Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnytsia, and Zaporizhia regions, during which computer equipment (about 500 units), mobile phones, documentation, bank cards, and other physical evidence significant for the criminal proceedings were seized.

The organizer of the criminal organization and one of its active participants have been notified of suspicion regarding the creation and participation in a criminal organization, as well as fraud in particularly large amounts.

Currently, one of the suspects—a citizen of Ukraine—has been detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Additionally, a citizen of the Czech Republic has been detained for the purpose of further extradition.

The operation to expose the organization was organized by prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General in conjunction with the Department of Criminal Investigation and the Main Investigative Department of the National Police of Ukraine, in cooperation with Czech law enforcement agencies.

Also, within the framework of this investigation, six other members of the group have previously been detained by law enforcement and handed over to Czech authorities.

The pre-trial investigation under Part 4 of Article 190 and Parts 1, 2 of Article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is ongoing.