Law enforcement has uncovered a criminal group that deceived elderly citizens under the guise of computer repair services.

Officers from the Svyatoshyn District Police documented the activities of two fraudsters who were cheating senior citizens out of their money.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the suspects, aged 26 and 27, posed as computer technicians. They placed advertisements for laptop and phone repairs, targeting only elderly clients.

After completing the so-called repairs, the “specialists” coerced their victims into paying inflated prices or accessed their bank accounts via online banking to transfer funds themselves.

It has been established that the victims of this fraud scheme included four residents of Kyiv, aged between 67 and 83, with total losses amounting to nearly one million hryvnias.

During a search at the offenders' residences, law enforcement seized evidence: flyers, business cards, bank cards, and cash obtained illegally.

Investigators, under the supervision of the Svyatoshyn District Prosecutor's Office, have charged the fraudsters under Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for fraud committed repeatedly by a group of individuals on a large scale.

Currently, a decision regarding pre-trial detention is being made. The suspects face up to eight years in prison.