Fraudsters stole funds intended for drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The fraudsters used shell companies and sole proprietors registered under fictitious individuals to create the appearance of legitimate supplies for the armed forces.

Fraudsters lured clients with "trial batches"

Initially, the perpetrators offered small trial batches of drones, consisting of 3 to 5 units with partial prepayment. Once customers were satisfied with the quality of the goods and decided to place larger orders, the fraudsters lowered the price and offered a bigger batch, but demanded full prepayment.

Disappearance after prepayment

As soon as buyers transferred the full amount for large batches, the fraudsters stopped responding and blocked all contact details. The funds received were quickly transferred to "cold" cryptocurrency wallets and fake bank accounts, where the money was cashed out and divided among the group members.

 At present, all facts of the fraud have been established, and a large amount of evidence related to money laundering through cryptocurrency has been processed.