National Police shut down fraud call centres selling dietary supplements

According to the news, the National Police of Ukraine dismantled several fraudulent call centres that deliberately deceived elderly people. 

The fraudsters sent them parcels containing dietary supplements that they had not ordered, and then demanded payment at inflated prices. To intimidate their victims, the criminals threatened them with lawsuits and the confiscation of property. 

As a result of this deception, the victims handed over more than 10 million hryvnia to the criminals.

As reported in the news, the organisers of the fraudulent scheme were residents of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast aged between 24 and 29. Among the staff of these "offices" were also minors. The suspects face a penalty of up to 12 years in prison with the confiscation of property.