The fraudster turned out to be a 20-year-old native of the Zaporozhye region, who, together with an accomplice, attracted clients through advertisements on the website, offering currency exchange at a favorable rate
He deceived citizens out of 70 thousand US dollars. In Kyiv, a currency fraudster who attracted clients through advertisements on the website was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.
“With the support of a public prosecution, prosecutors of the Goloseevsky District Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Kyiv announced a guilty verdict against a man who, under the guise of exchanging currency, took possession of citizens’ funds (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the message says.
As the Kiev City Prosecutor's Office notes, a 20-year-old native of the Zaporozhye region, together with an accomplice, posted an ad on the website offering currency exchange at a favorable rate.
In addition, offline they organized fake currency exchange offices in the Goloseevsky and Shevchenkovsky districts of the capital, where they invited potential clients. It is worth noting that only those who turned to scammers to exchange a significant amount of money became them.
According to the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, during the trial it was proven that the currency fraudster was involved in two such episodes this year, as a result of which he caused damage to others in the amount of more than 70 thousand US dollars.
“Based on the results of the trial, the Shevchenkovsky District Court of the city of Kyiv supported the position of the prosecutor and sentenced the attacker to 5 years in prison with confiscation of property,” the press service notes.
