The war in Ukraine. Families of Ukrainian soldiers receive suspicious phone calls

Benefit from the psychological state of relatives and loved ones Criminals make calls from hidden numbers and offer to “pass information” about the soldier for a fee Or “if they are released from captivity,” the Ukrainian employees wrote.

“The fraudsters are also trying to obtain the personal data of Ukrainian defenders under the pretext of clarification,” the ad added.

As emphasized, representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or other military or state institutions “They do not raise money nor solve the issue of freedom from slavery through redemption“.

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