During the war, due to the increase in the number of displaced persons, apartment scammers perfected their criminal schemes.

suffered and continues to feel the consequences for one and a half years due to one of these frauds in the west of Ukraine

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He tried to rent a budget apartment in Lviv, but everything turned out quite differently. 

He told his famous story for

, hoping that the time will come when the law enforcement officers will find and punish his offenders.

 "It all started when I needed to rent an apartment in Lviv," says Vasyl Tomashevskyi. other people. The next day I saw that this apartment was for rent again. I decided to call. It seems that the owner of the apartment told me that they did not like those who came to view, they were refused and the rental offer is still valid.

and added that he is not currently in Lviv, so the money should be transferred to the card and wait until he arrives from the suburbs to complete the transaction.

We agreed that we would contact each other in an hour.

An hour later, he informs me that there is a problem with a lawyer who cannot spare time due to his busy schedule, but he

.

According to him, they are necessary for the preparation of the lease agreement.

I sent but did not take a photo of the page of my passport that had my new photo taken at age 45.

Then I was told that I had to pay for the last month as well.

I refused because I had not seen the apartment yet.

At the same time, when asked to still show the apartment, the interlocutor found excuses, saying that now he does not have such an opportunity, because he is on duty.

All this was in telephone mode."

According to Tomashevskyi, he realized that he was dealing with fraudsters, after which he went to the police.

"The cops laughed and said that I could write a statement, but it still wouldn't solve anything. I waved my hand and left," says Tomashevskyi.

As it turned out, the fraudsters, who still have the passport data of this truck driver, did not wave their hand at him.

"I was found by people who also gave these swindlers a deposit and did not get an apartment. It turned out that the scammers used my photo and passport data, offering housing for rent. People called me from Lviv, Kropyvnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Ternopil. Some were defrauded of 14 thousand hryvnias , others for 5 thousand.  

saying, I will lead you to the clear water. I was forced to answer that there is no need to lead me to the clear water. If I were a fraud, I would never have given my real data. People to me reported that they had written statements to the law enforcement officers," Tomashevskyi says.

He adds that the fraudsters did not stop there either.

"One day, I

I called the bank and informed that I had not actually submitted any application for a loan. I asked the security service of this bank to count out the applicants, but they told me that it's not their competence to take this matter to the police. That's the end of it. I think they couldn't get the loan because they didn't have a photo of me that I took when I was 45. I will also add that most of the housing scams were carried out by persons unknown to me, but on my behalf, just after the start of the full-scale invasion. Bastards. This is a time when many people were fleeing the war and looking for housing...", the truck driver indignantly.

According to Tomashevskyi, his story about what happened to him can be considered by the law enforcement officers as an appeal to them with a request to stop criminals who still continue to defraud tenants.

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