Ukrainians paid with bitcoins million UAH and has not received theirPhoto: flickr.com/photos/tiendientuvn

Law enforcement authorities are investigating the episode as a fraud

25.05.18 662100

Resident Zakarpattia tried to buy bitcoin, paid 1 million, but remained without money and without cryptocurrency.

It is reported Opendatabot.

Law enforcement agencies are trying to access your account and documents of the seller. A petition to the Uzhgorod city court on the temporary access to things and documents of persons who received one million hryvnias by fraud, the investigator has filed 8 may.

“During a pretrial investigation it is established that the offence can be involved in the suspect, which the Bank card account of PJSC CB PrivatBank was transferred funds in the amount of 1000000 (one million) UAH, as payment for the acquisition of Bitcoin. Later, however, the victim has not received any cryptocurrency or private, listed, means,” reads the judgment.

The court granted the investigator the permission for temporary access to things and documents of suspects. But it is not known whether it will be possible to seek a refund. The investigation is continuing.

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We will remind, the Ukrainian court took the claim about compensation of moral damage in bitcoins. The case could set a precedent in the court practice of Ukraine.