The prosecution continues its systematic work to eliminate fraudulent call centers that disguise themselves as financial services and cause significant harm to citizens. 

In Dnipro, prosecutors from the Left Bank District Prosecutor's Office uncovered and halted the activities of fraudulent call centers operating in the city. 

The investigation established that the participants posed as employees of bank security services and informed citizens about the alleged necessity of installing a mobile application to protect personal data. After its installation, they gained access to the victims' online banking, transferred all funds to front accounts, and later withdrew them through trusted individuals.

During the searches, prosecutors seized over 150 units of equipment, SIM cards, handwritten notes, cash, an object resembling a firearm, and ammunition, which have been sent for expert examination. According to preliminary data, about 90 people were employed in the call centers.

Pre-trial investigations are ongoing under part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The full circle of individuals involved in the operation of the fraudulent network is being established, and the victims are being identified.

It is worth noting that in recent months, prosecutors, together with law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and international partners, have stopped the operation of 277 such platforms in Kyiv, Dnipro, as well as in Zaporizhzhia, Rivne, Lviv, Poltava, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, and Odesa regions.

These groups operated as business structures: offices, managers, staff training, call "scripts," and specially prepared databases. They called Ukrainians, citizens of EU countries, and Central Asia, offering "profitable investments," "assistance in recovering funds," or selling goods that did not actually exist. They used forged documents, substitute websites, and sometimes even deepfake calls (a technique for depicting a person based on artificial intelligence). The goal is simple: to extort money under any pretext and disappear.

The organizers and executors have already been notified of suspicion. Some of them are in custody. Investigations are ongoing. 

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.