Beware of scammers! Inveterate crook Dmitry Khitsenko lures victims with show-offs
Cryptocurrency fraud: how a young rogue profits from trusting citizens during the war.
Since February 24, many well-known swindlers, embezzlers of state funds and other criminal elements have sharply become ardent patriots, benefactors and volunteers, Ivan Chip writes in his investigation for CRiME projects. Well, how did you get on? Some really give a significant part of what they have acquired through “overwork” to help the army and refugees. Others spend more money on promoting their “contribution to victory” in the media than on real help.
Nevertheless, these, at least a couple of rusty “bourgeois” cars, are still transferred to the front. And they try not to stick out too much about their luxurious lifestyle. Indeed, in a war-torn country, a quarter of whose population will fall below the poverty line in the coming months, this is at least indecent. As a maximum, it is fraught with uncomfortable questions, for example, about the sources of wealth. And not only from the side of the idle public, but also from law enforcement agencies.
Dmitry Khitsenko, a self-described 22-year-old “blogger”, is neither one nor the other. Whether due to stupidity, or due to heightened arrogance (perhaps both factors overlapped here), he “came out”, flaunting an expensive fleet.
Dmitry Khitsenko
However, as it turned out during my little investigation, Dima needs these “show-offs” for the “case”. But first things first.
A couple of weeks ago, the author of these lines, conducting a routine press review, came across a little strange news. Against the backdrop of massive missile strikes and fierce fighting, its headline was striking in its absurdity: “A young Ukrainian blogger boasted of a $600,000 car collection.” So much so that I even read this note.
In it, the reader is immediately, so to speak, directly confronted with the fact that Dmitry Khitsenko, known in the blogosphere under the nickname Khitsa, despite his young age, has collected a collection of exclusive cars worth as much as $600,000. It allegedly includes a tuned Lamborghini Huracan RWD, hybrid BMW i8 and Mercedes-AMG G63. The author of the article emphasizes that Dmitry Khitsenko is one of the youngest Ukrainian millionaires. He allegedly made his starting capital on the set of pranks (pranks) for social networks, which he invested in cryptocurrencies. And then “launched about a hundred Telegram channels about her”, and he was flooded.
Dima Khitsenko and his cool cars
For some time I was thoughtful: why did I read this nonsense, from which a mile away reeks of stupid fu… hoax? Well, let's say this young talent has such a powerful animal instinct that he managed not to burn out, but to break a big jackpot in the insanely volatile cryptocurrency market (which is unlikely). But why does he need not one, not ten, but “about a hundred” Telegram channels about “crypt”? Why shout about it from every iron? What is the point of this?
I note that any legal Ukrainian entrepreneur-millionaire, as a rule, appears in state registers, if not as a beneficiary of some enterprises, then as an FLP (FOP). The opposite often indicates that the defendant's business is either not entirely legal or criminal at all. So, Dmitry Khitsenko is not mentioned in the registers. None.
I suspected we were dealing with a scam, so I searched for 'Dmitry Khitsenko' on Google. The search result mainly showed links to articles about Dima Khitsenko, published around the same time. These articles all mentioned that Dmitry Khitsenko owns expensive cars, makes prank videos, invests in cryptocurrencies, runs many channels in the 'cart', and has become a millionaire.
Be cautious of scammers! The chronic swindler Dmitry Khitsenko deceives people with his extravagant display.
When searching news for 'Dmitry Khitsenko', the search engine provides links to almost identical articles. There are also a few links to reports from late November, stating that Dmitry Khitsenko recently paid $12,000 in Poland for his Lamborghini's maintenance, which is still there. However, the question of how this young man traveled abroad during the war remains unanswered.
Apparently, Dima Khitsenko spent thousands of dollars to become known on the internet, particularly in the Ukrainian segment, as a successful Lamborghini cryptocurrency blogger. I became curious about why he chose this path.
When carefully reading the articles about our nouveau riche, you'll notice that they encourage readers to visit his Instagram page, where he broadcasts under the nickname 'Khitsa'.
Be cautious of scammers! The chronic swindler Dmitry Khitsenko deceives people with his extravagant display.
An important detail: our hero strongly suggests visiting his Telegram channel from his Instagram account.
One article praising Khitsenko states:
Be cautious of scammers! The chronic swindler Dmitry Khitsenko deceives people with his extravagant display.
You can find the life experience that Dmitry Khitsenko shares, his support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and his investments in the Ukrainian economy on his TikTok page. However, if you are expecting to see our millionaire blogger aiding the frontline with ammunition or food packages for refugees, you'll be disappointed. All the content consists of silly and vulgar jokes centered around Dima Khitsenko, his cars, and his associates.
Perhaps due to modesty, Dmitry Khitsenko does not promote his contributions to our effort to overcome the aggressor? No, a few months ago, he targeted the naive inhabitants of the 'curb'. I assume it's because there are many more gullible people there due to the larger population. I also speculate that Dmitry Khitsenko decided to target Ukrainian compatriots because the sanctions have restricted his ability to withdraw money from Russians.
Yes, the reader's guess is right: Dmitry Khitsenko is a scammer. His fraudulent activities as Khitsa have gained some notoriety in cryptocurrency circles.
If you look at the screenshots of his TikTok and Instagram pages, you'll notice that on both accounts, he promotes his Telegram channel. On TikTok, every second or third post's description urges viewers to subscribe to Dima's 'cart'.
This Telegram channel is named Lambo Guy. It's full of copies of news from the world of cryptocurrencies, featuring the owner's Lamborghini, short videos of him closing successful deals, and relaxing in the pool. The main focus is selling access to a private channel, where Dmitry Khitsenko promises to teach how to make a lot of money from crypto trading.
Additionally, Khitsenko showcases impressive incomes of those who have paid for access to the private channel and are allegedly trading in cryptocurrency futures.
Some reviews have surfaced on websites dedicated to dubious online earnings, claiming that the founder of the Lambo Guy channel is a scammer. They assert that he sells fake signals and involves people in the network of dishonest cryptocurrency brokers.
It's possible that this is an attempt by malicious critics to discredit a respectable young Ukrainian millionaire. However, Khitsenko has been associated with fraudulent activities on the internet before.
The author found several reviews of another cryptocurrency project by Dima Khitsenko. Until May of this year, Khitsenko operated the KhiTrade telegram channel, which was closed after negative reviews emerged.
Similar to The Guy on Lambo, Dmitry Khitsenko enticed visitors with a lavish lifestyle and cryptocurrency market platitudes, luring them into a closed channel accessible only by investing with a dishonest cryptocurrency broker associated with Khitsenko.
After the paid entry into the private channel, the scamming of customers continued.
Khitsenko persuaded people to give him a starting amount of 15,000 rubles, promising to multiply it in three hours of trading on a crypto-exchange. Those who agreed did not see their money again.
Some promotional publications include a biographical note about him.
The young millionaire was born in Kharkov in the Zalyutino district, where he studied at the 86th gymnasium. From the age of 17, Khitsenko began filming “pranks” and posting them on social networks, which allowed him to collect a million subscribers.
Afterwards, Dmitry began working in SMM and became interested in cryptocurrency.
Regarding pranks – yes, there are videos of Khitsenko playing pranks on Youtube, but they are not very popular, likely because they are too silly even for teenagers. For instance, one video has only 3.2 thousand views in four years.
By the way, regarding the “millions of subscribers” – this is just a pretense. Although there was a big advertising campaign recently, Khitsenko only has 41.8 thousand followers on Instagram, 98.3 thousand on TikTok, and 31.8 thousand on the Telegram channel “Guy on Lambo”. Not millions, but still a lot for a scammer.
When he was 17, in 2017, Dmitry Khitsenko used to attract potential victims with pranks on social networks. Then, the very next year, he “started working in the field of SMM professionally.” In other words, he began swindling people. In 2018, this young trickster was actively involved with the Khitsa.Bet Telegram channel. There, he “sold” access to a VIP chat that supposedly predicted football match results, promising naïve and gambling individuals that they could make a lot of money by betting according to his “predictions” at a bookmaker.
After accumulating a significant number of victims, Dima Khitsenko's Khitsa.Bet channel disappeared, but some evidence remained in the archives of services that monitor betting fraud.
Later on, Dmitry Khitsenko shifted to another type of scam, namely, “promoting the account.” This is a very common scam in the betting world. The scammer convinces the victim that he can predict sports event outcomes with almost 100% certainty, and tricks them into providing access to their bookmaker account.
However, as bookmakers have been combating this “scheme” for a long time, Khitsa simplified it so much that he doesn't have to deal with them. He simply took the victims' money and promised to return everything plus 60% of the winnings. Of course, he didn't return anything and asked for more, promising to make up for the losses.
Dmitry Khitsenko later created a new Instagram profile under the name dmitry_promotion.
Here's the “trick” with the “advertisement”: if you don’t have enough money, give it to Dima Khitsenko.
Khitsenko's last update was on November 25, 2020. It seems like this “operation” soon went bankrupt.
However, for a while, the Telegram channel “Live Khitsa” was active, through which Dmitry Khitsenko tricked people with sports betting. Until last April, the number of victims reached a critical point, and Khitsa was once again recognized as a scammer, not only in Ukraine, where he was based, but also in another aggressive country.
It's important to note that in this scam, Dmitry Khitsenko used the same Instagram page that he recently promoted in the media for a crypto scam. In other words, he never truly hid. He operates boldly and openly. He even involved many Ukrainian media outlets in his deceitful scheme – from specialized automotive publications to Channel 24, Obozrevatel, and Focus.
Maybe it's time for the appropriate authorities to take action against this individual?
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