One code — minus 100,000: fake bankers completely emptied a woman's account in Mykolaiv region
The police have opened an investigation into fraud and are looking for the scammers
In the Mykolaiv region, scammers posing as bank employees obtained a woman’s confidential data and seized all her funds.
This was reported on March 19, 2026 by the Voznesenske District Police Department.
According to the victim, unknown callers phoned her and assured her that someone was allegedly trying to gain access to her card accounts. Believing this story, the woman gave the fraudsters her personal code, after which 100 thousand hryvnias disappeared from her account.
Investigators opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – “Fraud”. The article’s sanction provides for up to 8 years of imprisonment. Investigators are now identifying those involved in the crime.
The police urged citizens not to trust instructions given over the phone by strangers and to verify any information only through the bank’s official contacts:
“Dear citizens, do not trust phone calls from strangers, and especially do not follow their instructions. Be sure to verify the authenticity of the information you were given, call the bank’s «hotline» or contact a bank specialist directly”.
If a person has already become a victim of such a scheme, law enforcement advises immediately blocking cards and contacting the police or calling the special line 102.
Previously, we wrote:
- Saved funds and lost 175 thousand: In Mykolaiv, a woman fell victim to phone scammers
- Pseudo-bankers and crypto-traps: Mykolaiv residents were cheated out of large sums
- “Bank” by phone and fake ads: Mykolaiv residents were cheated of almost 100 thousand hryvnias
- Fraud onslaught in Mykolaiv: two residents gave fraudsters 140 thousand, believing the “saviors” from the bank
- A pseudo-banker tricked a Mykolaiv resident out of over 116 thousand hryvnias: police search for the criminal
