Scammers Who Jump Under Cars Appear in Kyiv, Then Extort Money From Drivers

The scheme was exposed on social media thanks to surveillance cameras.

The scheme was described by the community “Kyiv Operational”.

According to reports, on December 9 in Kyiv, in the Bereznyaky microdistrict on Pavlo Tychyna Avenue, a group of scammers was spotted. The scheme works as follows: “actors” run out and jump under the wheels of a car (or throw a bag), after which, together with a pre-arranged “support group” in the form of “witnesses,” they make a claim against the driver (a hand or leg injury, an expensive broken watch, a laptop in the bag, etc.) and demand compensation.

The group involved both pedestrians and cars that “blocked” the driver’s vehicle from behind.

In the comments to the post, other users noted that they had seen a similar scheme on Rusanivska Embankment.

Homeowners’ Association “KM Bereznyaky-Telbin”
Video surveillance systems of the “Safe Bereznyaky” project

To the scammers and thieves I want to say: all of Bereznyaky is covered by cameras, so you have nothing to catch here :) Take care of yourselves and don’t let yourselves be conned. Forewarned is forearmed.

Earlier, the Ministry of Regional Development reported that an early warning system for threats will appear in the Kyiv metro. According to the official, all repaired and reconstructed metro facilities will be equipped with special sensors for monitoring structural deformation, designed to detect fires, short circuits, flooding, collapses and other natural and man-made situations.