Authorities in Ukraine shut down 94 fraudulent call centers across the country that lured people into investment scams or tried to obtain access to bank accounts.
The operation occurred this week, and police officers conducted a total of 411 searches following an investigation that involved the National Police, Ukraine's Security Service, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the German police.
According to the Ukrainian police, the fraudsters ran various schemes to obtain money from victims or gain access to their bank accounts.
In some cases, they posed as bank officers and called victims under the pretense of suspicious transactions, threatening to block accounts unless a payment was made.
Sometimes, the scammers persuaded victims to apply for loans, provide payment card details, and install remote access tools on phones and computers.
