The Security Service of Ukraine has noted an increase in the number of fraudulent schemes in which criminals pose as law enforcement officers. In particular, they present themselves as officials of the Security Service and other government agencies. The main goal of these scams is to defraud citizens and steal their money.

The criminals contact a person and initially intimidate them with fabricated criminal charges of alleged treason, financing russia, or purchasing prohibited goods. To increase the pressure, the scammers often send a fake summons for questioning via a messaging app.

Next, the scammers offer a way to evade punishment. To do this, in most cases they demand that you transfer or hand over money to them ‘for verification’ or ‘to evade criminal liability’.

The Security Service of Ukraine once again urges citizens to be vigilant and follow these rules:

• ⁠Record the details of anyone who contacts you. Write down the phone number from which the call came, and save screenshots of the messages.
• Do not disclose confidential information about your bank cards and do not make urgent money transfers.
• Verify all available information. Use only official sources (the Service’s website – ssu.gov.ua, verified social media pages).

If you have been the target of such extortion or have received a suspicious message from someone claiming to be an SSU employee, contact us immediately:

• ⁠hotline: 1516
• ⁠email: callcenter@ssu.gov.ua, sbu_cu@ssu.gov.ua
• Burn the FSB-man chatbot: t.me/spaly_fsb_bot

Please note that the Security Service of Ukraine operates strictly within the framework of current Ukrainian legislation and for the safety of every Ukrainian.