Three Ukrainian citizens have been detained in Croatia on suspicion of participating in an organized international fraud scheme; they were arrested in Dubrovnik on August 8 while attempting to obtain €1.3 million in cash from the victim, according to the Croatian anti-corruption agency USKOK. According to the investigation, they had previously managed to get their hands on more than €800,000.
The investigation believes that the group operated not only in Croatia, but also in Spain, Poland, and the UK, posing as representatives of financial institutions and offering to “return” funds lost in online trading in exchange for large commissions and deposits.
USKOK has opened a formal investigation; those detained are charged with attempted multi-million dollar fraud and participation in a criminal organization. The names of the suspects have not been disclosed, their procedural status is “under investigation,” and the presumption of innocence applies.
Source: Serbian Economist.
