Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, Regional and District Prosecutors' offices, the activities of organized groups that were engaged in financial services fraud under the guise of call centers were terminated in several regions of Ukraine.

A network of pseudo-brokerage call centers operating under a classic fraudulent “investment support” scheme has been dismantled in Kyiv. Their operators, posing as representatives of foreign brokerage companies, lured citizens of European and South Asian countries out of their money, supposedly for profitable financial investments.

During the searches, more than 400 units of computer equipment, mobile phones, data carriers, draft accounting records, and other material evidence were seized.

The activity of 23 fraudulent call centers was shut down in the Lviv region. Organized groups of individuals, under the guise of brokerage companies and financial platforms, persuaded citizens to invest in cryptocurrency and supposedly profitable trading on exchanges. In fact, the criminals seized the funds of citizens, in particular, residents of European countries.

During searches of the offices, computer equipment (over 1,000 system units and laptops), mobile phones, servers used in illegal activities, and other physical evidence were seized.

Investigative actions are ongoing. The organizers of the illegal call centers are being identified.

A fraudulent call center organized by a group of individuals, including foreigners, was exposed and shut down in Lutsk. The operators called EU citizens, posed as bank employees, obtained confidential data, and debited funds from accounts.

During the searches, 20 desktop computers, 3 laptops, weapons, cash, drafts, mobile phones, bank cards, and two cars were seized. The call center had 23 workplaces and operated as a well-organized fraud pipeline.

In the Odessa region — in the city of Odesa and Chornomorsk — 20 authorized searches were conducted simultaneously. As a result, a network of call centers operating under the guise of legal businesses was exposed. Fraudsters posed as representatives of banks, government agencies, and even online platforms in order to mislead citizens.

During the investigation, more than 850 units of computer equipment, about 180 mobile phones, cash, instructions, conversation scripts, weapons, and data carriers were seized. Some of the cryptocurrency accounts related to illegal activities are already being studied by cyber experts.

The coordinated operation was made possible thanks to the cooperation of the Prosecutor General's Office with Regional Prosecutors' offices, the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine, as well as on the materials of investigative journalism.

Pre-trial investigations in all episodes are ongoing. The organizers of the schemes, the full range of participants, as well as the victims are being identified. The issue of imposing arrests on the seized property, in particular funds and equipment, is being determined.

The Prosecutor's Office will continue to hold its principled line in combating organized fraud schemes that operate as a transnational business and tarnish Ukraine's reputation in times of war.

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Systemic combating fraudulent call centers in Ukraine continues