They sold fictitious cars to the military: a new fraudulent scheme was exposed in Kyiv

In Kyiv, suspicion was declared against an 18-year-old young man who offered military personnel to purchase cars for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but after transferring the deposit, the buyers received nothing.

This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the investigation, ads for the sale of non-existent cars were published on the OLX and TikTok platforms throughout 2025.

The seller reported that the cars were supposed to be delivered from abroad.

Military personnel who wanted to purchase a vehicle were sent photos of the car and offered to pay a deposit. However, the buyers never received either the car or the money.

During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that four servicemen made a down payment for the car, and another paid its full cost. In total, the five victims transferred almost 600 thousand hryvnias to the suspect’s account.

The actions of the defendant were qualified as fraud committed on a large scale or through illegal operations using electronic computing equipment (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.

The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing. Law enforcement officers are identifying other possible participants in the criminal scheme.

Previously, “Pryamiy” reported that the number of fraudulent schemes in Ukraine is increasing , in which criminals pose as law enforcement officers, in particular representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and other state structures. The main goal of such schemes is to seize citizens’ funds.

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