NABU reveals scheme details: $7,000 monthly payment for protection of fraud offices

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has released information on the financial terms under which representatives of law enforcement agencies provided protection for a network of fraudulent call centres. According to the investigation, the monthly fee for such "cover-up" for one office amounted to $7,000.

Scale of the network and financial flows

This criminal scheme involved 52 offices that cashed out funds from citizens of Ukraine and foreign states. As an example of the scale of financial operations, NABU cites information about a cryptocurrency transfer of $352,800 in a single payment.

Additional expenses for judges

The organisers of the network faced risks associated with the investigation. If problems arose with paying for protection services, the offices were subjected to searches. In some cases, cases reached the stage of court proceedings, forcing the criminals to additionally pay funds to judges.

Audio evidence

NABU investigators also released audio recordings of negotiations between the organisers of the fraud scheme and representatives of law enforcement agencies.