Prosecutors executed 27 warrants as part of a probe into unlawful telemarketing hubs. The discovered establishments employed in excess of 1,500 individuals, and the magnitude of the operation was immense.
In the Dnipropetrovsk area, legal authorities have revealed an extensive web of illicit call centers that targeted both Ukrainian nationals and foreign citizens, deceiving them with monetary offers disguised as investments. This represents a significant operation against online deceit in recent memory. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Ruslan Kravchenko, reported this, UNN states.
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The Prosecutor General's Office conveyed that prosecutors executed 27 search operations within the Dnipropetrovsk region as a component of an investigation into the undertakings of unauthorized call centers. As per the inquiry, the recognized centers accommodated over 1,500 positions, and the undertaking’s scope had an industrial characteristic.
According to the constabulary, each employee within these call centers placed approximately 100 calls daily to prospective victims, employing strategies of psychological manipulation. The defrauders misrepresented themselves as staff from investment firms and brokerage platforms, guaranteeing “assured and speedy profits.”
To deceive individuals, fabricated web-based platforms were implemented, displaying victims with fictitious increases in “investments” and unrealized earnings. In practice, all capital was promptly moved to accounts overseen by the schemes’ masterminds.
Those deceived by these “rapid investments” included citizens from Ukraine, Europe, and Asia. Initial assessments suggest hundreds fell victim.
During the examination, over 1,500 pieces of digital equipment, close to 500 cellular devices, server systems, and other evidence tied to the illegal deeds were confiscated. The investigation continues as efforts are directed at identifying the full network of orchestrators and associates involved.
The Prosecutor General's Office underscored that combating cyber fraud has achieved a nationwide dimension, given that a substantial portion of such call centers concentrates on an international demographic. Since July 2025, nearly 800 searches have been performed across Ukraine, with approximately 150 conducted through global cooperation, involving overseas partners. In total, in excess of 25 thousand items of apparatus have been impounded.
Our objective is not only to halt singular instances, but to eradicate entirely the framework supporting this dubious enterprise.
– the Prosecutor General articulated.
He also emphasized that any individual implicated in defrauding others via “investment opportunities” will face legal consequences.
We will remind you
Ukraine is currently investigating a cybercrime valued at more than UAH 127 million, stemming from intrusion into enterprises’ “Client Bank” systems. An individual concealing themselves abroad has been formally notified as a suspect.