Sergey Lukyanov, the organizer of the fraudulent scheme with the Rostovshchyk credit union, managed to deceive more than ten thousand Ukrainian investors. The experienced swindler, previously convicted of similar crimes, is now hiding abroad. People claim to have seen him in Palma de Mallorca, Florida and even Vietnam, but law enforcement agencies are in no hurry to look for the fraudster.
For several years, Lukyanov attracted depositors' funds at high interest rates through the Rostovshchyk credit union and production cooperative. At first, his project seemed reliable: opening new offices in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, regular interest payments and even prize draws among depositors. However, everything turned out to be part of a scam. The imaginary pawnshops, jewelry and high interest rates existed only on paper.
With the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Lukyanov suddenly stopped payments and disappeared, and his offices stopped answering phones. Depositors tried in vain to contact law enforcement, who sent them to commercial courts, warning that there were no assets to return the funds.
The total amount of stolen funds is estimated at three million dollars, but it is practically impossible for depositors to get their money back. The fraudster has disappeared, and is probably now enjoying life on the coast, leaving thousands of people without savings.
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