Scammers in shelter? Journalists exposed the next pseudo-investment office on the basement floor of the elite business center “Illinsky” in Podil. “Officers” have arranged a large-scale call center for almost 70 jobs in a prestigious building next to Kontraktokaya Square, which in the media bind With the interests of the odious billionaire of beets.
The team of journalists within the framework of the planned monitoring came across suspicious activity at 8 Illinskaya Street.
On the basement of the well-known BC, journalists were discovered by a spacious call center with about 70 sets of equipment-a real “factory of deception” in the heart of the historical Podil.
A picture typical of such “offices” was recorded on the spot: dozens of young people were heading for work, however, noticing the film crew, began to flee hastily. Obviously, the working day at the pseudo -investment office ended early without even starting.
Prestigious location for “dark things”?
BC “Illinsky” is a remarkable building. Located in the historic heart of the capital, near the Kontraktova Square metro station, on official site It is positioned as “a combination of the extraordinary atmosphere of the historic heart of Kiev and the safety of Podil.”
The project of the structure was developed by LLC “Institute of Modern Design” taking into account the historical and cultural value of the territory. Architecture harmoniously combines the classical elements of the late nineteenth century and modern postmodernism. Construction was implemented by large companies – CJSC “Aerobud” and JSC “UJSC”.
In 2007, Illinsky BC received a diploma of the 1st degree from the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine as “the best administrative building built in Ukraine”. The total area of the complex is 44 235 square meters. m, of them office premises – 37 125 square meters. m.
According to data specialized resourcesthe cost of rent here starts from $ 12 per square meter.
Lithuanian owners?
Interesting that the owner of the building is LLC “BC on Illinskaya”registered only in 2024. Among the founders are Concern Europe LLC and Lithuanian citizen Gennady Zhukov. The director of the company is Irina Barannikova. The main activity is to lease your own real estate.
Gennady Zhukov is not a beginner in business. In Ukraine, according to Opendatabot, it owns seven companies engaged in the construction, rent of real estate and counseling on informatization.
According to the media, the BC on Illinskaya was in the orbit of the interests of the group “Devision”, co -founder and chairman of the board of directors of which is a billionaire Dmitry Buryak. Dmitry Buryak is currently Lithuanian citizenship, however Born in Russia and at one time led a business there.
System problem
It is worth recalling that journalists have been fighting a network of fraudulent call centers in the capital for years. Recently journalists activities documented Another suspicious organization in the office center on Bohdan Khmelnitsky, 55-in the building of the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
It seems that fraudsters are increasingly choosing respectable locations for their “projects”, calculating that the prestigious address will add solidity to their scams.
Dmitry Kravchenko
