Police detain suspects accused of tricking 13-year-old daughter of soldier out of more than $56,000
Police in Kyiv have detained two suspects accused of posing as law enforcement officers and tricking the 13-year-old daughter of a Ukrainian serviceman into handing over more than 2.5 million hryvnias ($56,151) in family savings, Kyiv police and the Kyiv city prosecutor’s office reported on Sept. 10.
Kyiv police have apprehended two suspects accused of deceiving the 13-year-old daughter of a Ukrainian soldier out of over $56,000. According to investigators, the suspects, both from Sumy, created a fake social media account to befriend the girl. They then posed as law enforcement officers and threatened her family with up to 25 years in prison.
The girl handed over the family savings, amounting to $56,151 and 90,000 hryvnias, to a taxi driver, who unknowingly transported the money to Sumy. The suspects were later apprehended in Sumy when they came to collect the money, and police replaced the real cash with counterfeit bills. Both suspects are facing charges under Ukraine's Criminal Code for aiding in a large-scale fraudulent seizure through deception.
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