🎭 Apartments, “insiders” in the SBU, and promised disabilities: how a woman from Poltava cheated acquaintances out of h...

🎭 Apartments, “insiders” in the SBU, and promised disabilities: how a woman from Poltava cheated acquaintances out of half a million hryvnias

This is reported by the Telegram channel "Sudom po skhemakh" with reference to case No. 554/7140/22.

10 September 2026 the Poltava Court of Appeal reviewed the verdict regarding a woman from Poltava who for a long time presented herself as an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine. Using her “respected status,” the woman promised to resolve any problems — from recalculating pensions to buying cheap apartments and a subsidized car.

🕵️‍♀️ “An agent” for every occasion: how the scheme worked

The criminal activity unfolded from February to August 2019. The accused gained the trust of citizens by persuading them she had connections and influence within law enforcement and government agencies. The “special agent” priced her services in specific sums, which the victims gave her in cash:

• 🏠 “Preferential housing” and pension recalculation (106 000 UAH): To the first victim, the fraudster promised, under SBU patronage, to help increase social benefits, acquire apartments at a favorable price, and raise the pension for her mother.

• ♿ Turnkey disability arrangement (50 000 UAH): To another victim, for 50 thousand hryvnias she guaranteed assistance in obtaining a disability group, increasing pension payments, and allocating an apartment for her father.

• 📄 “Our person” in the Pension Fund (85 000 UAH): She defrauded another citizen under the pretext of recalculating work experience, arranging disability, and purchasing housing.

• 🚗 Cars and real estate (67 500 UAH): The fourth episode involved promises to help acquire a car and an apartment in ownership and to increase pension payments for the victim’s father.

• 🚜 “The big score”: cars, plots, and garages (162 500 UAH): The largest sum the scammer extracted came from the fifth victim. The woman took money for help in acquiring multiple cars, apartments, land plots, a garage, and increasing pensions for his parents.

In total, over six months of “work” under the guise of an SBU employee, the woman swindled the victims out of more than 470 000 hryvnias.

⚖️ Court verdict and punishment

The court found her guilty of five counts of fraud (part 2 of article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), including repeated offenses and those causing significant harm.

Considering a previous conviction for another large-scale fraud (under part 5 of article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), the Poltava Court of Appeal sentenced the fraudster to a final punishment of 5 years of imprisonment with confiscation of all property (except housing).