CHICAGO – A suburban Chicago woman is accused of scamming multiple people out of millions of dollars in a scheme that lasted several years.
The backstory:
Tatiana Bazer, 40, of Buffalo Grove, allegedly carried out the scheme from late 2021 through early 2026, convincing people to give her money by making up stories about how it would be used, according to a federal indictment.
Prosecutors say Bazer told people their money would go toward things like immigration services, projects in Ukraine, or short-term loans to help her out of personal situations, including a supposed shoplifting arrest or claims that she needed money to access frozen bank accounts that didn’t actually exist.
Some people handed over hundreds of thousands of dollars. Instead of using the money the way she said she would, investigators say Bazer spent much of it on herself, including purchases tied to luxury…
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