The Office of the Prosecutor General, with the operational support of the employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, has halted the activities of an organized criminal group that specialized in fraud in the financial services sector, particularly through the activities of pseudo-brokerage "call centers".

The pre-trial investigation established that a criminal organization operates in the Dnipropetrovsk region, whose members created an extensive infrastructure of fictitious financial services. Under the guise of brokerage companies on the Internet, they organized so-called "call centers" that carried out fake activities related to "investing," "trading on stock exchanges," and using cryptocurrency platforms.

In fact, the activities were aimed at seizing the funds of citizens.

The perpetrators:

– stole or purchased databases of clients of banking institutions (foundational and contact information);

– conducted mass SMS messaging and calls, during which, pretending to be bank employees, they informed about "dangerous transactions" or "attempts of unauthorized access";

– using pre-prepared scripts with psychological pressure, extorted from victims their bank card numbers, CVV codes, one-time passwords, and SMS codes, also misleading citizens into transferring funds to accounts controlled by the criminal group.

Thus, the victims' funds were transferred to front accounts and cards, and then cashed out in Ukraine. Part of the funds was sent abroad.

Within the framework of the criminal proceedings, on July 9, 2025, prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, together with employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, conducted searches in 25 premises in the Dnipropetrovsk region (including in the cities of Dnipro and Kamianske).

The following items were seized:

– over 1220 units of computer equipment (system units and laptops),

– vehicles equipped with electronic warfare (EW) devices,

– significant amounts of cash;

– various forged documents, including those from the FSB of the Russian Federation, and other physical evidence relevant to the criminal proceedings.

Also, during the investigative actions, a fact of obstructing the lawful actions of the prosecutor was recorded. A separate criminal proceeding has been initiated regarding this fact.

Currently, the pre-trial investigation is ongoing. The identification of victims continues, as well as the establishment of the full circle of individuals involved in the functioning of the fraudulent network.