Banking scandal in Dnipro: clients were underpaid by more than 50 million hryvnias

In Dnipro, the prosecutor’s office uncovered an illegal scheme that resulted in the loss of over 50 million hryvnias from clients’ deposits at one of the banks.

According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, as a result of the fraudulent actions of a group of individuals, including the director of a bank branch, significant sums of money were illegally withdrawn from clients’ accounts. It was established that the suspects formed a criminal scheme in which both bank employees and private executors participated.

It was discovered that the bank directors provided someone with client data, including information about their deposit accounts. Two accomplices, acting as private executors, used this data to arrange unauthorized debits. They forged court decisions and fictitious enforcement documents, based on which they opened fictitious proceedings and debited money from deposits, supposedly to pay non-existent debts.

After collecting the funds, they were transferred to the accounts of trusted persons selected by another participant in the crime. In 2023-2025, criminals implemented 11 similar schemes, resulting in the seizure of more than 50 million hryvnias in funds.

The actions of the director of the bank branch and the person who selected the proxies constitute fraud on a vast scale, in accordance with Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, under martial law, involving the use of computer technology. Private executors are also charged with official forgery and unauthorized actions involving information that caused significant damage (Parts 4 and 5 of Article 190, Part 1, 4 of Article 358, Part 3 of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

During the searches, documents related to their illegal activities were seized from the suspects, including original forged executive resumes and computer equipment containing evidence of their crimes.

At the same time, two former police officers will be tried in Dnipro, suspected of interfering with state electronic systems and deleting data on individuals who evaded mobilization.