In Kharkiv region, men were exposed for deceiving people through the fraudulent website "єДопомога."

Kharkiv law enforcement officials have uncovered an organized group that deceived people through the phishing website "єДопомога".

This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, as conveyed by "Dumka".

According to the investigation, in April of this year, a 24-year-old resident of Alexandria in the Kirovohrad region developed a fake website for social assistance titled "єДопомога". He involved an acquaintance— a previously convicted 26-year-old resident of the Rivne region— in the scheme.

The plan involved advertising on "Facebook" and "Google" about the supposed opportunity to apply for this state assistance. When individuals clicked on this advertisement, they were redirected to the fraudulent site.

Trusting citizens entered personal registration details containing banking secrets, which were allegedly required to receive social monetary assistance.

This information was automatically displayed and became accessible to the perpetrators through a pre-prepared bot in the "Telegram" messenger.

Subsequently, a third participant— a 16-year-old resident of the Ternopil region, who was recruited into the criminal scheme by the organizer— carried out the "work". He acted as a "viber".

The participant, using data from the bot, performed unauthorized access to the online banking of the victims and transferred funds to accounts controlled by the group members.

A series of investigative actions have confirmed the facts of crimes committed by the members of the organized group. During searches, mobile phones, bank cards, and other physical evidence were seized.

The primary victims were residents of the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. The total amount of damage is being determined.

Under the procedural guidance of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, all three individuals have been informed of suspicion of fraud committed through illegal operations using electronic computing technology, organized by a group and repeatedly (part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The organizer from Alexandria and his accomplice from the Rivne region are additionally charged under part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

There is an ongoing discussion regarding the selection of a preventive measure for the suspects in the form of detention.