{"id":611783,"date":"2026-09-04T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/611783\/in-mykolaiv-a-fraudulent-call-center-swindled-people-out-of-money-under-the-guise-of-crypto-investments\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:04:38","slug":"in-mykolaiv-a-fraudulent-call-center-swindled-people-out-of-money-under-the-guise-of-crypto-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/09\/611783\/in-mykolaiv-a-fraudulent-call-center-swindled-people-out-of-money-under-the-guise-of-crypto-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"In Mykolaiv, a fraudulent call center swindled people out of money under the guise of crypto investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Call center operated in the regional center and defrauded foreign citizens. During investigative actions, law enforcement officers identified seven people who \u201cworked\u201d in a rented apartment converted into an office.<\/p>\n<p>The illegal activities of the suspects were exposed by investigators of the Mykolaiv District Police Department with operational support from the regional Department for Combating Cybercrime in Mykolaiv Oblast of the Cyberpolice and detectives of the Criminal Investigation Department, under the procedural guidance of the Mykolaiv City District Prosecutor&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>During the investigation, police established that the fraudulent \u201coffice\u201d was set up by the perpetrators in a rented apartment. Operators searched for potential victims both on social networks and by calling them, communicating in their native language. The scammers offered victims profitable cryptocurrency investments, thereby appropriating citizens&#8217; funds.<\/p>\n<p>During investigative actions, law enforcement officers identified seven people involved in the operation of the call center.<\/p>\n<p>During a sanctioned search at the location of the \u201coffice,\u201d the police seized <strong>18<\/strong> mobile phones, <strong>nine<\/strong> laptops and other physical evidence that may have evidentiary value.<\/p>\n<p>The pre-trial investigation continues within the framework of a criminal proceeding initiated under part <strong>4<\/strong> of Article <strong>190<\/strong> of the Criminal Code of Ukraine \u2013 fraud committed by means of illegal operations using electronic computing equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The article&#8217;s sanction provides for punishment of up to <strong>eight<\/strong> years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officers are identifying other persons involved in the criminal activity, the full list of victims, and the amount of damage caused.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-611713 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/611713\/u-mykolaievi-shakhrajskyj-call-tsentr-vymaniuvav-hroshi-pid-vyhliadom-kryptoinvestytsij\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081215-bbfec0f1af\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081215-bbfec0f1af-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rented apartment converted into a fraudulent call center in Mykolaiv, and equipment seized during the search\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/611713\/u-mykolaievi-shakhrajskyj-call-tsentr-vymaniuvav-hroshi-pid-vyhliadom-kryptoinvestytsij\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081216-063103a4a1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081216-063103a4a1-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rented apartment converted into a fraudulent call center in Mykolaiv, and equipment seized during the search\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/611713\/u-mykolaievi-shakhrajskyj-call-tsentr-vymaniuvav-hroshi-pid-vyhliadom-kryptoinvestytsij\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081217-0cfd4a4f18\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081217-0cfd4a4f18-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rented apartment converted into a fraudulent call center in Mykolaiv, and equipment seized during the search\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/611713\/u-mykolaievi-shakhrajskyj-call-tsentr-vymaniuvav-hroshi-pid-vyhliadom-kryptoinvestytsij\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081219-308d040f68\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/police-mykolaiv-20260904-081219-308d040f68-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rented apartment converted into a fraudulent call center in Mykolaiv, and equipment seized during the search\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/mk.npu.gov.ua\/news\/u-mykolaievi-politseiski-prypynyly-diialnist-shakhraiskoho-call-tsentru\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Police of Mykolaiv Region<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- telegram-source:mykolaivnationalpolice:18504 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previously we wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/09\/611245\/first-she-paid-for-likes-then-75-000-was-taken-a-resident-of-the-mykolaiv-region-fell-into-a-fraudsters-trap\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">At first they paid for likes, then 75,000 was taken: a resident of Mykolaiv region fell into a scammers&#8217; trap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/05\/590332\/scammers-wrote-off-the-money-in-the-rada-they-want-the-bank-not-to-shrug-its-shoulders-but-to-return-the-funds\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fraudsters withdrew money? Parliament wants the bank not to shrug its shoulders but to return the funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/04\/582826\/one-call-and-the-money-s-gone-women-in-the-mykolaiv-region-were-robbed-of-nearly-400-000-hryvnias\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One call \u2014 and the money is gone: women in the Mykolaiv region were stripped of almost 400,000 hryvnias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/03\/574766\/piv-roku-vykachuvaly-hroshi-na-investytsii-aferysty-zalyshyly-mykolaivtsia-bez-zaoshchadzhen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">For half a year they siphoned money &#8220;for investments&#8221;: scammers left a Mykolaiv resident without savings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2025\/05\/541271\/allo-tse-bank-ni-tse-shakhrajskyj-kol-tsentr-iz-zakarpattia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hello, is this the bank? No, it&#8217;s a scam call center from Zakarpattia!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcb8 Foreigners were promised lucrative investments in cryptocurrency, but were instead swindled out of money. Potential victims were sought on social media and called, speaking in their native language.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfe0 To do this, they rented an apartment and turned it into an office where seven people worked. 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