Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Odesa region stopped illegal activities related to the conversion of electronic money the circulation of which is prohibited in Ukraine.

The person carried out illegal actions to exchange russian rubles into Ukrainian hryvnia and vice versa in Odesa and Dnipro regions since April 2022. The offender posted the exchange announcements in telegram channels and used a payment system banned in Ukraine. The fraudsters offered to exchange any amount of money.

During the searches, detectives found and seized valuables totaling over UAH 670 thousand. These are cash, several mobile phones, a laptop, sim cards, 7 bank cards and a computer. The seized property was seized.

The person was served a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offense stipulated by Part 1 Art. 200 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (committing illegal actions related to the conversion of electronic money the circulation of which is prohibited in Ukraine). The criminal proceeding was forwarded to the court with the indictment.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings was carried out by detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Odesa region with the operational support of the cyber unit of the SSU main directorate in Odesa region, the Department for combating cybercrime in Odesa region of the State criminal police of Ukraine and the procedural guidance of the Odesa regional Prosecutor's office.

ESBU in Volyn region recently exposed counterfeiters. Read more https://esbu.gov.ua/en/news/esbu-in-the-volyn-region-exposed-counterfeiters