The gang robbed Ukrainians under the guise of investing in cryptocurrency.

In Kyiv, members of a criminal group consisting of 7 people were detained. They organized a scheme of fraudulent acquisition of citizens' funds under the guise of investing in cryptocurrency and stole about 3 million hryvnias.

Since 2021, the criminals advertised their services via the internet and social networks, guaranteeing potential clients super-profits in the cryptocurrency market, specifically purchasing it at a favorable price and selling it at a price higher than the purchase price.

Additionally, the leader of the criminal group introduced another type of fraud, which involved charging investors a commission fee for the supposedly subsequent withdrawal of earned funds.

To create an impressive appearance of the business's success, the criminals rented an office, set up a call center, and on created social media pages showed videos depicting their successes in working with investors.

Thus, members of the criminal group attracted the funds of trusting citizens under the guise of super-profits. The minimum contribution from a client was 11 thousand hryvnias.

However, after receiving the funds, the services were not provided to the investors, and the clients were blocked.

It is preliminarily established that the gang deceived people of 3 million hryvnias. The fraudsters face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.