How Ukrainians are using fake dating profiles to scam gullible Russians out of thousands of pounds to help pay for war By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 09:24 BST, 14 July 2024 | Updated: 09:25 BST, 14 July 2024 e-mail View comments Ukrainian scammers are using fake dating profiles to swindle thousands of pounds from gullible Russian men to help fund their nation's war effort. The group, known as the Monetary Army, use a range of tactics to trick Russian soldiers, cops and military academy students, among other professions, into handing over up to £19,000. The roughly 100 scammers match with men on Divinchik, a common dating app in Russia , with fake profiles made with the pictures of beautiful women.
Arthur, a Monetary Army scammer, told the Telegraph that once they match with Russian men, their aim is to get them to buy tickets for fake events. 'During the dialogue when the case comes to the meeting, my task is to invite men to one of the events that we have on a fake home site. 'For example, to the theatre, stand-up comedy show, ballet, or cinema.
And then the man never meets the woman.' Ukrainian scammers are using fake dating profiles to swindle thousands of pounds from gullible Russian men The roughly 100 scammers match with men on Divinchik, a common dating app in Russia , with fake profiles made with the pictures of beautiful women A pair of tickets often goes for around £35, and the marks are asked to pay using cryptocurrencies, touted for their inability to be traced,.
