In the Cherkasy region, scammers embezzled 2.5 million in donations meant for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

  The law enforcement agencies have uncovered the activities of fraudsters from the Cherkasy region, who implemented a scheme to embezzle donations collected for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the National Police on Sunday, January 19.   "The perpetrators created dozens of fake accounts on several popular social networks. To mislead citizens, they used photographs of Ukrainian servicemen's documents found in open sources and published announcements about collecting funds supposedly for their needs. The illegally obtained funds were spent by the criminals on their personal expenses," the statement said.   The total amount that the fraudsters managed to embezzle currently exceeds 2.5 million UAH.   Law enforcement conducted 11 searches at the residences and registrations of the suspects in the Cherkasy and Kyiv regions. Mobile phones, bank cards, computer equipment, and other material evidence were seized from them.   Investigators have announced suspicions against three perpetrators under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They face up to eight years in prison.   An investigation is currently underway to identify all those involved in the crime, the number of affected citizens, and the total amount of damage caused.

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Recall that the fraudsters devised a new scheme to extort money from the families of prisoners and missing persons. People are provided with an "official account" that requires payment of significant amounts for "assistance."   In Kyiv, fake military personnel solicited money from passersby