A group of scammers from Dnipro stole money from the bank accounts of deceased Ukrainian servicemen. The criminals managed to appropriate UAH 1.5 million before law enforcement officers noticed them.
It was reported by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
The scammers were in collusion with an employee of the forensic medical examination bureau. They stole SIM cards and mobile phones of deceased Ukrainian servicemen from the morgue.
Among the suspects is an IT specialist. In particular, he changed passwords and gained full access to the bank accounts of the deceased servicemen.
After that, the criminals withdrew cash from the cards, issued loans for the deceased, and transferred money to their accounts.
In addition, they stole personal belongings from the deceased, which they then sold online.
There are already 20 victims, the amount of damage caused is over UAH 1.5 million. This criminal scheme operated from 2023 to 2024.
In total, the criminal group included five men aged 27 to 42. Among them are an employee of the forensic medical examination bureau, an IT specialist, and a repeat offender who already has a criminal record. All of them have now been arrested.
The case has been referred to court. The defendants are charged with theft, fraud, and unauthorized interference with the operation of information (automated) systems (Part 3 of Article 28, Part 5 of Article 185, Part 5 of Article 190, Part 5 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). They face up to eight years in prison.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation exposed the deputy chief of a unit of one of the military units in the Donetsk Region, who forced subordinates to work for his family and give part of illegally accrued combat pay.
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