The National Police of Ukraine reported extradition from the United Arab Emirates of a woman who organized a large -scale fraudulent scheme under the guise of charitable collection for drones for the Armed Forces. The investigation found that she, together with his accomplices, created a financial pyramid that operated in 2023 and caused at least UAH 50 million.
The fraudsters promised to supply drones, but instead sent counterfeit invoices, fake guarantee letters and justified delays in fictional logistics difficulties. As a result, dozens of volunteers, charitable funds, IT companies and thousands of Ukrainians who wanted to help the army were injured.
" These are more than 600 drones that could work on the front line ," the National Police said.
The scheme was exposed in February 2024. The group members were suspected of fraud and laundering in particularly large amounts. The persons involved created a network of companies and accounts, worked with cryptocurrency, and at the start really fulfilled separate orders for trust.
Law enforcement officers documented 99 episodes of criminal activity. In addition to the drone scam, other cases have been established-in particular, the sale of non-existent Starlink terminals during blackouts and fake fuel coupons during the shortage.
The property has been arrested:
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6 cars,
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3 apartments,
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More than 25 bank accounts,
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16 cryptomamen.
The total amount of arrested assets exceeds UAH 20 million.
Currently, the organizer of the scam is in custody. She faces up to 12 years in prison. The investigation is ongoing.
