Kyiv authorities uncover a fraudulent mining-investment scheme

Kyiv law enforcement authorities have identified four suspects who allegedly misappropriated victims’ funds by posing as investments in mining farms.

According to police, they offered investments in cryptocurrency mining, promising substantial profits. After receiving the funds from the victims, they ceased contact.

During searches, authorities seized desktop towers, graphics cards, motherboards and hard drives.

A criminal case has been opened under Part 3 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — fraud on a particularly large scale or by illicit operations involving electronic computing equipment.

Earlier in July, Ukrainian law enforcement authorities seized from suspects in Bitcoin schemes 50 million hryvnias and 830 kg of silver.

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