Ukrainian authorities took down a fraudulent call centre

A fraudulent call centre agency operated by imposters has defrauded numerous victims as they pretended to be Information Technology employees at their banks. Fortunately, Ukrainian law enforcement has shut down the entire operation.

Based on reports, the callers contacted its targets claiming that hackers had infiltrated their bank accounts. Next, the call centre agent will ask the target about their financial information to allegedly stop the fraud.

However, the main objective of the scammer is to steal all the contents of the target’s bank account.

 

Multiple agencies discovered the fraudulent call centre operations.

 

Investigators discovered that the fraudulent call centre agency has more than 37 operators working in three Dnipro residents called “Kazakhstan citizens” while pretending to be IT employees at their banks.

The attackers notified the citizens regarding an unauthorised transaction. They reassured them that the threat actors had infiltrated their accounts, which they could use to make their target give the financial information.

After acquiring the information, the scammers transfer the target’s money to their accounts, issue quick loans, and send the approved load to their accounts. Moreover, the miscreants used offshore crypto wallets and bank accounts to harvest the money resulting from their scheme and defrauded nearly 18,000 citizens of Kazakhstan.

Multiple law enforcement agencies also conducted a search operation against the call centre and the attackers’ residence. The operation led to the seizure of about 45 pieces of computer equipment, SIM cards, mobile phones, and draft records.

In addition, the Ukrainian cyber police found databases that contain the personal information of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan that the fraudsters utilise to steal money from their bank accounts.

The Cyber Police Department also explained that the jury for this case should let the operators pay interest on the money they have gained through illegal activities.

The Ukrainian police clarified that the investigation is currently in process, but responsible individuals have opened a criminal case under the Criminal code of Ukraine. The scammers could face a maximum sentence of eight years in jail if proven guilty.