In Kryvyi Rih, an inmate was selling nonexistent firewood.

Kryvyi Rih police have uncovered a fraudster who was selling nonexistent firewood online while incarcerated. This was reported by "Vidomo" citing the Main Directorate of the National Police in Dnipropetrovsk region.

At the time of the crime, the 38-year-old man was serving his sentence in a correctional facility.

He organized his fraudulent activities at the beginning of 2024, posting advertisements for firewood sales on a social network. The suspect operated on a full payment basis to a bank card.

As a result, the criminal deceived two individuals for over 12 thousand hryvnias.

Investigators, under the procedural guidance of the Kryvyi Rih Northern District Prosecutor's Office, have informed the man of his suspicion of committing a criminal offense under part 2 of article 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.