Two men aged 36 and 26, one of whom is a Ukrainian, were arrested on suspicion of blackmail and swindle. Initially, the two persuaded a young woman to invest US$20,000 in crytocurrency and then blackmailed her with intimate pictures that they copied from her computer into investing another US$6,000, IPN reports.

The Ukrainian, as the representative of an investment company, presented a package of documents confirming the previous investments of US$20,000 made by the 29-year-old woman. In November 2022, the suspects asked for another US$6,000 from the woman, threatening her that they will deprive her of her car and will send intimate pictures of her to her relatives.

The woman complained to the police and the houses of the two were searched. There were seized devices for transferring crytocurrency, bank cards and money that was allegedly earned as a result of criminal activities.