In Kyiv, an 83-year-old professor was "taken to the military enlistment office" to transport vehicles to the front, revealing a new scheme by scammers.

In Kyiv, an 88-year-old woman fell victim to fraudsters. She handed over valuable items to them in order to rescue her 83-year-old brother, who was allegedly taken by the TCC. This was reported by Facts.

Professor and Doctor of Economic Sciences, 83-year-old Sergey Viktorovich, shared that an unknown caller contacted his sister Maria, claiming that he had been detained by TCC officers and was currently in police custody. They claimed that since he had a driver's license, he was to be sent to the front lines to supply necessary items there. After this information was relayed, the voice on the line said: "I’m passing the phone to your brother."

The professor explained that his sister Maria, an associate professor and candidate of technical sciences, had taught at universities in Kyiv for most of her life and, at 88 years old, was of sound mind. He lives at his summer house and calls his sister every morning and evening.

"When I called her in the evening, she asked, 'Are you coming to see me?' I was surprised: 'What do you mean, coming?' — 'Aren't you in the police?' I was shocked by her words and asked, 'What actually happened?' My sister recounted a very unpleasant story: an unfamiliar man called her, introducing himself as a police officer. He spoke politely, like an educated person. He said that TCC officers had stopped me near my house and suggested that I go with them to the police station. At the station, they supposedly explained that the army needed drivers, and they wanted to enlist me for transportation to the front, since I can drive a car," — shared Sergey Viktorovich.

He mentioned that his sister was confused and listed all her documents and certificates, to which the stranger replied that while the documents could be considered, they needed to hire someone to transport necessary items to the front while the matter regarding her brother was being resolved. He then inquired if the woman had any savings and stated that 80,000 hryvnias were required.

"I will give everything I have. Just resolve this issue," — said his sister. "Alright. We will now pass the phone to your brother." His sister claims that a person, using my voice (she insists it was indistinguishable from mine), said: "I’m fine. Let’s resolve this issue," — the professor recounted.

What followed was the standard fraud scheme — the stranger sent his accomplice, who took money and all of the elderly woman's jewelry.

After the brother arrived at his sister's place, they filed a report with the police.

"Soon, we received a call from the police, inviting us to the station to sign the protocols. The law enforcement officers informed us that they had managed to track down the suspects and apprehend them. After a while, they showed us photos of these individuals and images of the items they had found. These were indeed my sister's belongings. The suspects' money was also seized. I must say, I was amazed at how quickly and professionally the crime was solved. I wrote a letter of thanks to the police management for their efforts," — Sergey Viktorovich recounted.

The criminals turned out to be residents of the Odessa region, working in pairs. Alexey Kushnir, the head of the fraud prevention department of the Pechersk police department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv, stated that the fraudsters were quickly apprehended because they had previously committed a similar crime against an elderly person.

"Typically, fraudsters choose their victims at random. Their main criterion is that the target is an elderly person. They start a conversation and assess whether the person is willing to engage. If not, they leave them alone. However, if the person is responsive, they begin to manipulate them. They spoke with this victim over the phone for more than two hours," — Alexey Kushnir explained.

He noted that in his experience, this was the first case this year where fraudsters used the pretext of someone being detained by TCC officers, adapting to the new realities.

We remind you that a member of parliament from "EU" is suspected of fraud amounting to $50,000. According to the investigation, the parliamentarian promised to use his connections in court to overturn the decision of the State Migration Service of Ukraine, which denied a foreigner refugee status.