“Mr. Kucherenko, transfer 16,000 hryvnia to the card”: telephone scammers have reached the deputies
9 January 10:45
People’s Deputy and member of the Energy Committee Oleksiy Kucherenko published correspondence allegedly with the committee’s chairman Andriy Gerus, in which the latter asks to borrow 16,000 hryvnia urgently to his card, according to
Kucherenko immediately realized that he was dealing with telephone scammers who use this method to lure money out of Ukrainians.
“How to cheer up a deputy during the holidays?! Many thanks to the ‘craftsmen’ for their creativity. What a great idea — to contact me on Viber and ask for money. And who would you think it was? On behalf of Andriy Gerus, my best friend, I would say! Especially after yesterday’s committee meeting!!! Powerful — nothing more to add!))))” the politician wrote in response to the incident.
If Gerus’s phone number in the correspondence is real, it could mean that his Viber account has been hacked.
Such schemes of extortion by fraudsters pretending to be acquaintances are now widespread in Ukraine.
The cyber police often warn about this phenomenon and urge people not to transfer funds to anyone.
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