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Cyber police warns about scammers posing as police officers

Ukraine’s cyber police reported scammers calling Ukrainians while posing as police officers. The criminals demand money, threatening the arrest of a relative or criminal liability for the victim.

In brief

  • Scammers call Ukrainians pretending to be police officers.
  • Criminals demand money for a fabricated relative’s arrest.
  • Cyber police provided advice on recognizing scams.
  • Scammers threaten victims with criminal liability.
Covered by 1 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 2 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 2
100%2 items

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 1
  • Agencies 1

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    • first item
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