Victim of fraudsters: «likes» in social networks cost a Mykolaiv resident ₴38,000

Likes in social networks cost Mykolaiv resident ₴38,000

A resident of Mykolaiv became a victim of fraudsters on the Internet, to whom he transferred 38 thousand hryvnias.

The man received an offer to earn money for «likes» on videos posted on one of the social networks, informs the GUNP of the Mykolaiv region.

At first, the «earnings» really brought some money, but later the fraudsters offered a new stage of cooperation — to transfer them a certain amount, which was allegedly needed to increase the interest on the profit.

As a result, the man transferred more than 38 thousand hryvnias, after which contact with the fraudsters was lost, and the promised profit never arrived.

In general, during the week, residents of Mykolaiv became victims of fraudsters more than once and lost from 5 to 94 thousand hryvnias.

Earlier it was reported that in Berezivka community in Odesa region, a 28-year-old employee of one of the bank's branches is suspected of embezzling almost 330,000 hryvnias from clients' deposit accounts and forging official documents.

Scammers also defrauded citizens in the Kherson region in the amount of over 54,000 hryvnias.

In general, in the Mykolaiv region during 8 months of 2024, law enforcement officers registered 1,957 frauds, which is 16% less than in the same period of 2023 (2,326 offenses).