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In Ukraine, phone scammers defrauded a former prime minister of a large sum

In Kyiv, scammers managed to extort almost 7 million Hryvnias (about 158.5 thousand dollars) from a former prime minister of Ukraine. According to sources of 'Ukrainska Pravda', the person in question is Valeriy Pustovoytenko, who headed the government in the late 1990s and later served as an advisor to Viktor Yanukovych.

Valeriy Pustovoytenko

The perpetrators introduced themselves as employees of the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) and the police. They sent the 79-year-old man fake summonses and stated that a case had allegedly been opened against him for "purchasing 'Shaheds' for Russia".

Under strong psychological pressure, he agreed to a "virtual search" and showed his savings. After that, following the scammers' instructions, he put the money into a package and handed it over near his home, allegedly for verification.

As a result, he lost over 110 thousand dollars, 10.2 thousand euros, as well as savings in Israeli shekels, British pounds sterling, and Czech korunas.

Suspects were detained and taken into custody, and Ukrainian law enforcement officers are looking for other participants in this scheme.

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