Trust Fraud: The Lviv resident raises funds for the front and ” disappears’ ”

In Lviv, cyber police, together with law enforcement officers, detained a 41-year-old man who committed fraud with funds raised in support of the Ukrainian military.

According to the Cyber Police press service, the suspect, who presented himself as the head of a charity fund, has demanded financial assistance through messengers for the past two years. He argued that the funds were needed to purchase thermal imagers, quadcopters, and cars for the Armed Forces. However, he did not fulfill the promise and spent the money on his own needs.

Among the victims were service members and volunteers, and the total amount of losses amounted to about UAH 1.3 million. As a result of the investigation, law enforcement officers conducted searches at the person’s residence and in their vehicles. They seized computer equipment, mobile phones, numerous bank cards, as well as rough records that indicate fraudulent activities.

The man was reported to be suspected of several articles of the Criminal Code that qualify as fraud. He threatens him with up to eight years in prison. The court chose a measure of arrest with the possibility of bail, and the investigation is ongoing.