The turnover of fraudulent call centers in Ukraine may reach 2-3 billion dollars a month", Egor Burkin, a defendant in the NABU "Carthage" case.
Burquin, known as "the Mexican", said that in his estimation there are about 1,500 call centers in Ukraine and the industry may have an annual turnover of between 24 and 36 billion dollars.
According to him, money was received not only by the organizers and employees of the call centers, but also by representatives of the law enforcement authorities, as well as by owners of premises who rented offices.
"In my opinion, between two and three billion dollars arrived a month. That is, it is a very significant amount per year," Burkin said.
He also explained why the owners of such fraud centers paid for the so-called "protection protection".
"In order not to be bothered by inspections and paralyze my business, I had to pay," Burkin said.
According to him, regular inspections and the seizure of computer equipment led to work stoppages and the dismissal of employees.