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The collateral exists — the money does not: how the organizer of the fraudulent Money 24/7 network, Andrii Smirnov, is trying to walk away scot-free
#нампишуть that the organizer of the large-scale pseudo-exchange network Money 24/7, Andrii #Смірнов, was released from pretrial detention on bail. It would seem like a classic scenario: suspicion from the National Police under part 5 of article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, official proceedings from the Territorial Unit of the State Bureau of Investigations in Poltava region (No. 62026170020011359) and the Security Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region (No. 22026220000001009), which were opened following our complaints, losses for just one documented victim of almost 1,6 million hryvnias — and here the suspect is free again.
Having regained relative freedom, Smirnov immediately switched on his usual tactics. 🤷♂️He again makes contact through messengers, dishes out generous promises to return funds and allegedly restore branch operations. However, after three weeks of active correspondence with injured clients, people have not seen a single kopeck of what was promised.
All these assurances are another illusion designed to buy time and bury the case.
While Smirnov trades in empty promises in chats, the system itself has not disappeared — it has simply gone underground. ❗️According to our data, some managers and accomplices of this criminal network promptly opened new locations, changed signage, re-registered under different sole proprietors and continue to operate without any licenses or permits. In particular, such warning facts were recorded in Dnipro, where the operators continue to accept cash from citizens under the guise of “exchange.”
Recall the mechanism that for years brought the organizers million-dollar profits. Clients handed cash to the operators to convert into cryptocurrency, but instead received either empty wallets or meager partial transfers accompanied by receipts promising a quick completion of the transactions.
The Money 24/7 service long ago passed the point of no return, but the market remains rife with similar shadow platforms that operate calmly under the tacit cover of the relevant agencies. We are keeping the progress of this pretrial investigation under strict legal control to prevent a corrupt leak of materials through informal agreements.
✅We urge everyone who suffered from the activities of this exchange and other similar structures not to remain silent. If you become aware of abuses or violations of the law — 📩 report them via the chat bot or email [email protected]
Materials on the topic:
▫️The “Money 24/7” scheme under the National Police’s sights: our exposure of cryptocurrency financial extortion
▫️The network of deception: how Money 24/7 lures crypto assets out of Ukrainians
▫️A financial trap on Rymarska Street: how the Money24 exchange appropriates clients’ funds
▫️Unlicensed cash-out and systemic fraud: how the “Money 24/7” network robs Ukrainians under the “roof” of the NBU and the Ministry of Finance
▫️20 thousand USDT disappeared after a transfer: the story of crypto fraud via Money24/7 and the complete inaction of law enforcement
▫️The largest network of exchanges and crypto “rearrangements” Money 24/7, which has operated for years under the roof of #БЕБ and #НБУ, simply abandons its clients.
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